MY OWN THESIS FOR THIS COURSE: "ADULT LEARNERS SHOULD MENTORS IN ORDER TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATIONAL, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS". Outline with Annotated Sources Attached Files: Outline with Annot

Outline with Annotated Sources Template

Topic: Mandatory education beyond high school

Research Question: Should high school graduates now be required to attend at least 2 years of college or trade school?

State the reasons for your claim:  Given the length of this paper, 3 reasons should be sufficient. If, however, you have 4 reasons that are strong, you may use 4 reasons.​

Reason #1: Given modern technological advances, companies need a more skilled workforce. (This also becomes the topic sentence)

Evidence: (this should come from the research)

• Provide examples of tech companies who have to recruit skilled employees from other countries to meet their employment needs (author, year).

• Need for employees with specialized skills (author year)

Annotated Source:

Using a source you found for obtaining evidence to support Reason #1 provide an annotated, APA style reference (Hacker & Sommers, Section 14) with the annotation under it. The annotation should be 5-7 sentences and be written in the present tense, and should provide both a summary and an evaluation of this source (Hacker & Sommers, Section 12e) including a statement about how the source will contribute to your paper.

Reason #2: Even graduates with a 2-year degree earn higher salaries.

Evidence:

• Provide statistics and studies conducted in recent years (author year)

• Examples from surveys (author year)

Annotated Source:

Using a source you found for obtaining evidence to support Reason #2 provide an annotated, APA style reference (Hacker & Sommers, Section 14) with the annotation under it. The annotation should be 5-7 sentences and be written in the present tense, and should provide both a summary and an evaluation of this source (Hacker & Sommers, Section 12e) including a statement about how the source will contribute to your paper.

Reason #3: Higher education leads to improved quality of life.

Evidence:

• Provide statistics, surveys (author year)

Annotated Source:

Using a source you found for obtaining evidence to support Reason #3 provide an annotated, APA style reference (Hacker & Sommers, Section 14) with the annotation under it. The annotation should be 5-7 sentences and be written in the present tense, and should provide both a summary and an evaluation of this source (Hacker & Sommers, Section 12e) including a statement about how the source will contribute to your paper.

Reason #4 (optional): Follow examples above.

Opposing View: Explain objections to your point of view. (Remember, there is always more than one side in an argument!)

Reason for the opposing view: Higher education and training are costly. Who will pay for it?

Evidence and Source: Examples of the cost of tuition for 2-year degree and/or training programs.

Rebuttal: The cost to higher education will pay for itself in a more skilled workforce, increased productivity, less reliance on highly skilled immigrants, and higher paying jobs for American citizens. (Use evidence/ examples to support).

Conclusion: Restate the thesis, tie all claims together, and end with powerful persuasive statement.

References: Provide an APA style list of references starting at the top of a new page (see Hacker & Sommers, Section 11b and Section 14).

Checklist:

Before you submit this assignment, check for the following:

• The thesis relates to adult learning and is stated as a claim that can be supported.

• There are 3 or 4 reasons.

• The reasons logically support the thesis.

• The evidence supports the reasons.

• The reasons and evidence are written in complete sentences.

• The sources align with the evidence stated.

• There is an APA style reference list entry for each source.

• The annotation for each source has the following components:

• • It is three to seven sentences long.

  • It evaluates the source for bias and relevance.

  • It summarizes the source using present tense.

  • It concludes with a statement about how the source will contribute to the paper.

  • It is written in complete sentences.

  • It is not comprised solely of a quotation from the source.

• There is at least one opposing view with evidence and a source.

• There is a rebuttal to the opposing view.

• There is a conclusion.

• There is an APA style list of references that begins at the top of a new page at the end of the assignment.