M4P: Portfolio Project - Working Thesis Statement and Outline

Module 4: Working Thesis Statement and Outline

Due by the end of Module 4 at 11:59 pm EST.

You will continue to work on your portfolio project by creating a basic outline and a working thesis statement that you can use in your final research paper. Since this portfolio project is a points of viewpaper, you can use one of two formats. Please choose one of the following formats for your outline and create one for your paper. Remember to use the topic based off your career field, program, or academic interest that you chose for your proposal. Open a new Word document and write a working thesis statement and your outline like below.

Working Thesis Statement Frame:

Because of the reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3, __________ point of view is more valid than ____________ point of view.

Choose one of the following comparative outline formats:

Block Method	Point-by-Point Method
I. Introduction II. Point of View A (criteria 1) III. Point of View A (criteria 2) IV. Point of View A (criteria 3) V. Point of View B (criteria 1) VI. Point of View B (criteria 2) VII. Point of View B (criteria 3) VIII. Comparison/Additional Thoughts IX. Conclusion	I. Introduction II. Point of View A (criteria 1) III. Point of View B (criteria 1) IV. Point of View A (criteria 2) V. Point of View B (criteria 2) VI. Point of View A (criteria 3) VII. Point of View B (criteria 3) VIII. Comparison/Additional Thoughts IX. Conclusion