Week 3 Milestone: Outline

This week, you will construct a full outline for your paper including citations and references. First, read "Outlining" in The Norton Field Guide pp. 335-337 and The Little Seagull Handbook W-3 under "Organizing and Drafting." You may also review the sample outline below. You can construct it yourself or use the template downloadable

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Complete your own outline for this week's writing assignment. Remember this is NOT A DRAFT. The only full paragraph should be the introduction. The remainder of the outline should be a bulleted list using the template below.

Outline Format

I. Introduction (Your full intro, revised based on the feedback from the Week 3 Discussion Board)

Opening sentence or hook Explanatory sentence about topic/problem Thesis statement: Should follow the assigned template structure modeled in week 2 MIlestone

My full introduction: Over the past 15 years, the trucking industry has struggled with a shortage of truck drivers. The shortfall was first documented in a 2005 report. At that time, the shortage was roughly 20,000. During the Great Recession that started in 2008, the driver shortage was erased, but only because industry volumes plummeted, resulting in fewer drivers needed. However, as industry volumes began to recover in 2011, the shortage slowly returned. The driver market continued to tighten, and the shortage skyrocketed to roughly 45,000 by 2015. In 2016, the industry still suffered a shortage, but it was less than in 2015 as industry freight volumes softened. As this report highlights, the driver shortfall is expected to rise by the end of 2017 to the highest level on record as freight volumes recover and the industry transitions to the use of electronic logging devices to record driver hours-of-service.

II. Supporting Claim 1

Topic Sentence: What is the first claim that supports your argument? Source #1: What evidence have you found that supports your claim? Offer a specific direct quote, detail, number, etc. from the source. Cite the source, noting pages for all academic sources. Explain how this evidence supports your claim. Include some APA in-text citations, i.e. (Ford, 2020, p. 1). Transitional Phrase: ___________________

III. Supporting Claim 2

Topic Sentence: What is the second claim that supports your argument? Source #2: What evidence have you found that supports your claim? Offer a specific direct quote, detail, number, etc. from the source. Cite the source, noting pages for all academic sources. Explain how this evidence supports your claim. Include some APA in-text citations, i.e. (CDC, 2020, p. 25). Transitional Phrase: ___________________

IV. Supporting Claim 3

Topic Sentence: What is the third claim that supports your argument? Source #3: What evidence have you found that supports your claim? Offer a specific direct quote, detail, number, etc. from the source. Cite the source, noting pages for all academic sources. Explain how this evidence supports your claim. Include some APA in-text citations, i.e. (Rousseau et al., 2020, para. 29).

V. Conclusion

Note the most important claim you are making Reiterate your thesis statement. (Be sure to state your thesis statement differently than you did in the introduction paragraph.) Reflective sentence or call to action VI. References (at least three. Your final paper needs at least four, with at least three coming from the university library databases.) Share a pdf of each of the scholarly sources (journal articles) you've cited/references.

VII. Opposing Viewpoints

Good arguments must consider an alternate point of view. You can do this in a separate paragraph or within one of your supporting paragraphs. What alternate point of view are you presenting? Identify a source that presents this objection and cite it, i.e. (Smith & Ruiz, 2019, para. 3). How do you respond to or rebut the counterargument described above? You may use a source to refute this opposing point as well.

DO NOT TRUST AI TO RESEARCH FOR YOU. Often AI-based research creates fake sources, fake quotes, fake page numbers and vague summary that is not appropriate for this assignment. Falsified source use calls the integrity of your entire document into question.

Your outline should include the following elements:

A fully written introduction (revised from the Week 3 Discussion) A thesis that ends your introduction (revised from Week 2's assignment and the Week 3 Discussion) Three sections, each with its own topic sentence, research, and brief explanation At least one reasonable objection and how you plan to overcome it. Click here for a guide to working with counterpoints. Quotations and citations from three academic journal sources from Keiser's Library (from Week 2); Remember, your final paper requires the use of a total of four sources. Contact your instructor if you have questions regarding the fourth or any additional sources. Transitional phrases are required. Click here for a YouTube video discussion of transitional phrases. Or, click here for a Purdue OWL discussion of transitional phrases. Comments to be included in your conclusion Minimum of three APA formatted references in your reference list.

REQUIREMENTS

Follow the outline format provided. Include APA formatted citations (Last name, YEAR, p. ___ or para. ___). Include APA formatted references in a clear reference list.

References for trucking industry