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

2.  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.  http://johnmcgarvey.com/apworld/student/thesiscreator. html

4.  A works cited list is a list of all the sources you have used  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/

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. 2014. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/.

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, 2014. Print.

8.  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource /747/12/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource /747/12/

9.  Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper. It should have the same format as the rest of your paper.  Label the page Works Cited and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page.  Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.  Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations.