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Instructors Name
Double Spaced 2-3 pages; new times roman 12 font;
The BIG IDEA of the ESSAY: Revolutions in technology, whether in the industrial age or the Digital age, bring improvements and create problems.
Intro:
Your GRABBER: story, shocking information, great quote, etc.
THesis Statement. Tell your audience that you will be proving your claim with your in depth discussion of the procon topic.
Topic Sentence: The Digital Revolution has or has not created more progress than harm.
- 1.Industrial Age: 3 positive, 3 negatives
- 2 Digital Age: 3 positives, 3 negatives
- 3.Procon.org Issue in the Digital Age: Pro Arguments(3-4)
- 4.Procon.org issue: Con arguments; (3-4 each) and your conclusion about this issue.(is this progress or harm)
- 5.Conclusion: Is there more progress than Harm from the Industrial and Digital Revolutions? Are we better off with the changes in the Digital Age? Did you prove your claim?
Notes:
Choose the BEST of the arguments from Pro Con. Perhaps you should rank order them first. If they
aren;t all strong, go back to procon.org.
Key phrases:
In the past….Over the years…In previous centuries
Today, however,…At the present….
This shows that…This is important because….
It is to our benefit/advantage…
In the final analysis….
As a result
