outline

outline : 

focus 1: concentration/attention

focus 2 : writing/reading

• Intro 
• attention getter
• background info
• metadiscourse

• Carr
• carr’s overall claim
• the internet has serious negative effects on our cognitive behavior
• carr’s sub claim
• the internet is worsening our concentration
• quote from carr to support his subclaim
• explanation/analysis of claim
• carr’s second sub claim
• were reading less and less quality things than ever
• quote from second sub claim
• explanation/analysis of second sub claim 
• transition to thompson

• Thompson
• thompsons overall claim 
• the internet has improved our overall cognitive behavior
• thompsons first sub claim
• quote for first sub claim
• analysis/explanation of first sub claim and how connects with carr’s first sub claim 
• thompsons second sub claim
• we may not be reading as much, but we are writing and participating which is more important
• quote for second sub claim
• explanation/analysis of sub claim 2 and how connects with car’s second sub claim
• transition to my argument( strengths and weaknesses of carr and thompson)

• my argument 
• anecdote
• my main claim
• the internet can have negative and positive effects, it all depends on how its used
• my first sub claim
• the internet helps us to learn multitasking
• quote from rheingold to support my first sub claim
• how my first sub claim connects to carr and thompson’s first sub claims
• my second sub claim
• the internet has caused us to produce less original works, plagiarism and copyright
• quote from Hayles to support my second sub claim
• how my second cub claim connects to carr and thompsons second sub claim
• what they dont bring up and my opinion

• conclusion
• so what?
• what we can do to improve

• annotated bibliography