Outine an argument of minimum wage bring increased using the template.

I. Introduction

a. Background Information on topic

b. Any important definitions for pertinent vocabulary

c. Thesis Statement: Raising the minimum wage is that higher earnings would, improve the overall standard of living for minimum wage workers, raise the earnings and family income of most low-wage workers, and thus lift some families out of poverty.____________________Subtopic 1, Subtopic 2, Subtopic 3____________________________________________

II. First Body Paragraph: Subtopic 1

a. State significance of subtopic to Paper Topic

b. Important Detail 1 (about Subtopic 1)

i. Major sentence about the detail

ii. Quote from Article w/ information on detail (or Article w/ pg #)

c. Important Detail 2 (about Subtopic 1)

i. Major sentence about detail

ii. Quote from Article w/ information on detail (or Article w/ pg #)

d. Important Detail 3 (about Subtopic 1)

i. Major sentence about detail

ii. Quote from Article w/ information on detail (or Article w/ pg #)

III. Second Body Paragraph: Subtopic 2

a. State significance of subtopic to Paper Topic

b. Important Detail 1 (about Subtopic 2)

i. Major sentence about the detail

ii. Quote from Article w/ information on detail (or Article w/ pg #)

c. Important Detail 2 (about Subtopic 2)

i. Major sentence about detail

ii. Quote from Article w/ information on detail (or Article w/ pg #)

d. Important Detail 3 (about Subtopic 2)

i. Major sentence about detail

ii. Quote from Article w/ information on detail (or Article w/ pg #)

IV. Last Body Paragraph: Subtopic 3

a. State significance of subtopic to Paper Topic

b. Important Detail 1 (about Subtopic 3)

i. Major sentence about the detail

ii. Quote from Article w/ information on detail (or Article w/ pg #)

c. Important Detail 2 (about Subtopic 3)

i. Major sentence about detail

ii. Quote from Article w/ information on detail (or Article w/ pg #)

d. Important Detail 3 (about Subtopic 3)

i. Major sentence about detail

ii. Quote from Article w/ information on detail (or Article w/ pg #)

V. Counterclaim

a. Acknowledge the Opposing Side's Ideas

i. What are some major things someone who disagrees with you might say?

b. Disagreement w/ Subtopic 1

i. Counter w/ Evidence (Article/Quote here)

c. Disagreement w/ Subtopic 2

i. Counter w/ Evidence (Article/Quote here)

d. Disagreement w/ Subtopic 3

i. Counter w/ Evidence (Article/Quote here)

VI. Conclusion

a. Restate thesis

b. Address conclusions drawn after evidence for each subtopic (restating from body paragraphs)

i. Address Subtopic 1 conclusions

ii. Address Subtopic 2 conclusions

iii. Address Subtopic 3 conclusions

c. Briefly reiterate your position and how you got there.