writing outline

For Part 1, you will construct a full sentence alphanumeric outline. Prior to writing your outline, you should consider the following pre-outline questions/steps:

Summarize and cite your sources using the rhetorical summary model as a guide. Zero in on the key issues each source reveals and the author’s position on each issue.

Step back and see the key issues that the sources’ arguments reveal when the bigger picture emerges as a result of your synthesis. These key issues are the repeated topics of concern raised by your sources, the intersections/connections, points of agreement, and/or the points of contradictions you have discovered.

With each key issue the big picture reveals, note any subtopics within the key issues, highlight examples, paraphrase source material, and sparingly use quotes that provide detail.

Now you’re ready to write your thesis and organize your material by key issues.

The following suggested steps will help you to present the intended content of your literature review and organize that content in a logical, coherent manner:

Begin with a centered working title for your Project 3 Literature Review

Construct your thesis, the sentence or two that reveals the current state of knowledge on your topic: the overarching focus of your literature review

Write topic sentences that introduce at least 4 major key issues. Label these major key issues as Roman Numerals (I, II, III, IV)

List any key issue subtopics that subdivide the major key issues further. Label these key issue subtopics in capital letters (A, B, C, etc.)

Note supporting points or arguments as evidence (examples, paraphrased material, brief quotes) for each key issue. Label this evidence in Alpha numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.).

If applicable, continue to sub-divide each supporting point until your outline is fully developed. Label any subdivisions in lower case letters (a, b, c, etc.).

HELPFUL HINTS

You want to identify at least 4 key issues (and subsequent sub-issues if they exist) so that you have enough material related to the current state of thinking on your research topic.

Try to be as complete as you can in the details you provide (examples, paraphrased material, brief quotes) from your source material. By being thorough, you will have (1) more information to draw from, (2) an organization pattern to follow, and (3) a solid reference guide to transfer to the writing of your literature review.

While you want to quote from the research when the way something is said is unique and critical to the understanding of the argument, be careful not to overquote or use long or block quotes; otherwise.

I have 6 sources, I want you to look at them first, then, look to the sup-issues for every article.

Then, try to find connection in sup-issues for two artilces only.

I should have 4 sup-issues in order to have 4 main ideas for my paper.

The outline should contain:

Intro

– background.

-thesis.

Four body paragraph.

conclusion.

Introduction

Air pollution entails the release of pollutants into the air that has adverse effects on human and environment health (Mackenzie, 2016). There are different types of air pollution as some are visible while others are not. Notably, air pollution emanates from energy use and production processes that release toxic chemicals and gases into the air (National Geographic, 2018). Carbon Dioxide is regarded as the most common air pollutant as it is released by both living things and other human activities such as production processes in power plants (Mackenzie, 2016). The introduction of pollutants into the atmosphere poses detrimental health effects to humans and environmental well-being.