1. Outline I Intro: Georgia should raise the HS dropout age from 16 to 18
II 1st Body Paragraph: 1st Argument
Reason 1 to raise the age
III 2nd Body Paragraph: 2nd Argument
Reason 2 to raise the age
IV 3rd Body Paragraph: 3rd Argument
Reason 3 to raise the age
V Conclusion

2. Thesis Statement
The thesis statement is that sentence or two in your text that contains the focus of your essay and tells your reader what the essay is going to be about.
The thesis statement goes at the end of the introduction

3. Thesis Statement Creator
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4. Works Cited List
A works cited list is a list of all the sources you have used

5. MLA - Citing Internet Sources
I Parenthetical Reference
To cite an internet source in your text, only include the author’s last name. You do NOT include a page number:
(Jones)  no page number needed
If your source does not have an author, use an abbreviated form of the title of the webpage:
Example: “How to Build a House”
Parenthetical Reference: (Build a House)

6. II Reference
Include the following information in your reference:
Author and/or editor names (if available)
Article name in quotation marks (if applicable)
Title of the Website, project, or book in italics. Any version numbers available, including revisions, posting dates, volumes, or issue numbers.
Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date.
Medium of publication.
Date you accessed the material.
URL
Example:
"MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications)." Owl Purdue University. Online Writing Lab. Web. 19 Sept

7. MLA – Citing Books
The following information is necessary in the stated order:
Author: Last and first name
Title of Book: ICCS Rocks!
Place of Publication: Augusta
Publishing House: Imaginary Publishing
Year of Publication: 2014
Medium: Print
Example: Jordan, Teresa. ICCS Rocks! Augusta: Imaginary Publishing, Print.