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What conceptions of citizenship do you think different groups of voters had in the 2016 presidential election?  How do these conceptions affect people in the United States now?

OUTLINE:

Aspects of an effective outline

Hierarchy of ideas (structure)

Defines the function of each idea

Topic sentence: defines a paragraph
Major detail: supports the topic sentence and is usually a concept of some kind
Minor detail: supports a major detail and is often a specific, concrete example, quote, statistic, or explanation

Content: evaluating your ideas

Order: there should be a logical way to connect the ideas

Chronological: develops along a time line
Spatial: develops in a physical space

Example: from US regions—West, Mountains, Plains, Midwest, East Coast, South

Importance

From most to least important
From least to most important

Quantity: there should be enough evidence to clearly make your point

Are there any concepts that need additional explanation or evidence to support?
Are there any terms that the reader might not know that need definition?

Quality: the points should be specific and easily understood

Organization

Unity

Every point that is made pertains to the thesis

Coherence

All the points transition well

Transitions are relationships, so there needs to be an obvious relationship between ideas