The body of your paper will consist of evidence in support of your thesis. Some writers prefer to start with a formal outline, perhaps using complete sentences. Other writers sketch an informal plan that organizes ideas in bold strokes.
Anna Orlov, for example, used this simple plan to outline the structure of her argument:
Electronic surveillance allows employers to monitor workers more efficiently than older types of surveillance.
Some experts have argued that companies have important financial and legal reasons to monitor employees’ Internet usage.
But monitoring employees’ Internet usage may lower worker productivity when the threat to privacy creates distrust.
Current laws do little to protect employees’ privacy rights, so employees and employers have to negotiate the potential risks and benefits of electronic surveillance.
Exercise: Thesis statements in MLA papers 1
Exercise: Thesis statements in MLA papers 2
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Informal plans and outlines
Formal outlines