Researched paper topic: Economic Development and Happiness

Thesis Statement: Write your working thesis statement here. Follow the guidelines in the Module 3 Presentation for how to write a good thesis statement and what to avoid in doing so.

Outline: Only if your assignment instructions from your other course do not provide ideas for outline points, please use or rearrange this structure for your outline and add to it or delete as necessary. Regardless of the outline points you create, every main point should have at least two supporting points or evidence (A & B) below it. Consult the presentation in Module 3 for more outlining guidelines.

I. Introduction A. Attention-grabbing opening sentences that motivate your readers to continue B. Brief background of issue or controversy C. Thesis statement

II. First Supporting Reason or Argument (backing up your thesis) A. Statistic, data, quote or paraphrase from source B. Statistic, data, quote or paraphrase from source

III. Second Supporting Reason or Argument (backing up your thesis) A. Statistic, data, quote or paraphrase from source B. Statistic, data, quote or paraphrase from source

IV. Third Supporting Reason or Argument (backing up your thesis) A. Statistic, data, quote or paraphrase from source B. Statistic, data, quote or paraphrase from source

V. Opposing Viewpoints A. Statistics, data, quotes or paraphrases from sources B. Acknowledgement of strengths of opposing views C. Analysis of weaknesses of opposing views

VI. Conclusion A. Summarize main supporting points B. Restate thesis in strong and unique way

Annotated Bibliography: A good, annotated bibliography should include the citations for each source (at least four) you plan to cite in your paper (all should be credible, scholarly sources), a 1-2 sentence summary of the source, a 1-2 sentence evaluation of the source (accuracy, recency, bias, reliability, etc.), and how the source is relevant to your paper (what point would it help support or opposing views does it reveal?).

Review the Read: Annotated Bibliography in APA Format: pp. 3 - 4 in the Learn section. This will provide you with an example of how to structure your bibliography, though be sure to use your discipline's own citation style. No abstract needed prior to your annotations.