Outline

Intro

When the internet was introduced to the world it seemed as though it was a knight in shining armor. Now scholars and working professionals are seeing a change in the way we read and react to what we have read.

• Introduce Thompson and his argument behind the internet
• Next I will introduce Carr and Rosewald and their arguments behind the internet
• Quotes from both texts
• Close intro with my statement of how I am going to present and what I am going to talk about in my paper.

Body 1

• Topic sentence leading into Thompson’s text
• Elaborate and explain Thompson’s main claim - So how has all this writing changed our cognitive behavior?
• Quote one or two examples
• Elaborate on examples
• State that the internet has helped us in those ways but it has hindered us more in these ways...

Body 2

• Topic sentence leading into Carr’s text
• State Carr’s main claim - the internet is taking away our capacity for concentration and contemplation
• Elaborate and explain Carr’s principles behind why the internet is handicapping us
• One or two Quotes from text
• Explain and interpret quotes
• State why I agree with Carr and his argument that we are being wounded by the internet but also state that the internet has not completely been harming us

Body 3

• Personal Anecdote

Body 4

• Topic sentence leading into Rosewald’s text
• Explain Rosewald’s text and why I agree

• Introduce my argument - Currently seen as a result from almost two decades with the internet, there has been a decline in the remembrance of what we read today.

• One or two quotes from text extending my argument
• Tying in quotes and my personal experience with the internet

Conclusion

• Restate all arguments and claims
• Restate my place in the main argument
• Close with the fact that the internet has done more harm than good