Name: ___________________________ Period: ____Presentation Outline:

Due: Wednesday, December 6 at the beginning of classTask: Outline your argument for your presentation. This handout shows models from the argumentative Uber presentation you saw in the beginning of the unit. You DO NOT need to copy this example exactly, but you do need to have the following components.

Step 1: Thesis and Claims: The first slide should have your thesis with three claims.

Model: Uber and other ridesharing apps benefit society because they offer greater convenience, superior safety to customers, and provide workers an easy way to earn extra money.

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Step 2: What is [insert your topic ] ? This is where you will briefly explain what your topic is. Don’t forget to cite your source. If you are using a direct quote make sure you introduce the quote. Otherwise, you should paraphrase the ideas you found online in your own words.

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Step 3: Claim #1

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Step 4: Develop Claim #1

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Step 5: Continue Developing Claim #1:

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Step 6: Claim #2

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Step 7: Develop Claim #2:

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Step 8: Further Developing Claim #2:

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Step 9: Introducing the Counterclaim (the opposing claim)

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Step 10: Introduce Claim #3. Ideally, your Claim #3 is a rebuttal to the ideas you raised in the counterclaim. (In other words, YOU get the last word after you discuss the counterclaim.)

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Step #11: Closing Statements: Restate your thesis and three claims.

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Step #12: MLA Works Cited page. We will do this together. For now, just make sure you have all the sources you used bookmarked in Chrome. In this outline, you should have included citations from at least three different sources.