Here is a an example to illustrate that based on our "Why English?" and "The Language Of Common Sense" assignment. These quotations are not real, and you cannot use them in your essay. The supposed thesis is:
Although Saucier in "Why English?" and the Los Angeles Times in "The Language Of Common Sense" have some similarities, the ideas in the two articles are more different.
The outline for this paragraph will be:
III. Reasons for language
A. Topic: different ideas
B. Introduce Times quotation
C. Write Times Quotation
D. Introduce Saucier Quotation
E. Write Saucier Quotation
F. Restatement To explain why quotations are important
Here is an example of a body paragraph, the third in an essay.
The two articles contrast with each other when they talk about the reasons to use languages other than
English. The Times article says that other languages help to bring diversity to life in Los Angeles. The
article states that, "People using their native languages have helped Los Angeles to have a multicultural
environment that most other cities do not have." However, in "Why English?" Saucier suggests a
business reason for why other languages are good in the U.S. She writes, "Our population will be
readier to deal with globalization and international business if we have more people who can speak
many languages." Both writers believe that having many languages is good, but their ideas about why
are not the same.
See that the paragraph follows the outline exactly. Each sentence from A. to F. should be in all three of your body paragraphs.
