09 Nov Outline: What Is More Important: Our Privacy or National Security

1. Begin with your name, the name of the course, the name of the instructor, and the due date in the upper left-hand corner of your paper.
2. Center a title before your first paragraph.
   • Short titles for research papers are usually a bad sign that you don’t have a defined and focused topic.
   • Be specific in your title and use enough detail so that the title really tells the reader what the research paper is about.
   • Make it a title about the thesis.
3. Write an introduction paragraph with an underlined thesis.

1. Outline the main points of the rest of your paper after the introduction.
2. Each of these must be a complete sentence, not just phrases.
3. You should have at least four (4) main points for your final essay
   • These main points will become your topic sentences in your research paper.
   • The main points you write should be clear sentences that elaborate on your thesis and reconnect to your thesis statement directly. 
   • Provide a bulleted list of specific evidence under each of your points.

1. Save your documents with your Last Name Assignment Title (EX: Smith Outline).
2. Assignments must use MLA document formatting and citations, including your full name, the course number, and the assignment title in the upper-left corner; page numbers; and a title. See the following MLA sample essays: https://style.mla.org/formatting-papers/ and https://libguides.csudh.edu/citation/mla
3. Assignments must fulfill all requirements and be proofread to be graded.

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