YOUR NAME

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TITLE PAGE

• TOPIC
• YOUR NAME
• TEACHERS NAME
• CLASSDATE (14 May 2009)

day month year
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Euthanasia

• Mrs. Hawthorne
• Mrs. Hawthorne
• Humanities 1014 May 2009

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Introduction

• Hook a sentence that captures your readers
  attention.
• Good hooks
• Startling fact
• Anecdote (a really short story)
• Quote from a famous person

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Introduction

• HOOK
• Tom McDonald is a 77 year old man living in
  Northern California. He has cancer, and he is in
  pain. He watched his mother suffer for six months
  before dying of the same illness, and he wants to
  die in peace. He envies those who get to die in
  their sleep (Welch 2).

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Introduction

• topic intro
• Tell us what we need to know about your topic
  background information,etc..

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Introduction

• topic intro
• In California, Tom could have the opportunity to
  choose to die a peaceful death because California
  is considering the legalization of Euthanasia
  (doctor-assisted suicide).

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Last sentence in intro

• THESIS STATEMENT
• Your claim/opinion that this paper will seek to
  prove as the right opinion to have.
• You must do this without the word I.

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Last sentence in intro

• THESIS STATEMENT
• Euthanasia should be legalized for terminal
  patients in California because human beings who
  are suffering have a right to die with dignity.

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Body

• Reason 1
• Start with a transition word
• State the first reason why your opinion is the
  right opinion.

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Body

• Reason 1
• First off, the state of Oregon has already
  legalized doctor-assisted suicide.

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BODY

• Supporting Evidence 1
• Provide at least one statement from your research
  that supports your first reason.
• Do not forget to cite your sources
• (Anderson 2)

Authors last name page number
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BODY

• Supporting Evidence 1
• Oregon permits doctors to prescribe a deadly
  dose for terminal patients who are deemed by a
  psychiatrist to be mentally capable and have been
  told they have six months or less to live (Welch
  1).

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BODY

• Connect Evidence back to thesis
• State how your evidence proves your thesis
  statement.

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BODY

• Connect Evidence back to thesis
• Since the patients requesting the right to die
  are already in the process of dying, and they
  have chosen to die on their own terms with
  self-respect, no one besides the patient should
  have the right to stop them.

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BODY

• Reason 2
• Start with a transition word
• State the second reason why your opinion is the
  right opinion.

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BODY

• Reason 2
• Another reason why California should legalize
  euthanasia is that many doctors support the
  practice.

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Body

• Supporting Evidence 2
• Provide at least one statement from your research
  that supports your second reason.
• Do not forget to cite your sources
• (Anderson 2)

Authors last name page number
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Body

• Supporting Evidence 2
• The California Association of Physician Groups,
  which represents more than 150 medical
  organizations, supports it (Welch 2).

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BODY

• Connect Evidence back to thesis
• State how your evidence proves your thesis
  statement.

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BODY

• Connect Evidence back to thesis
• Doctors have undergone extensive ethical training
  and discussion. If 150 medical organizations have
  taken a stance in favor of a currently illegal
  practice, consideration should be given to the
  legalization of that practice.

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TRANSITION

• Write a sentence that transitions your reader
  from your argument to the counter arguments of
  the other side.
• Example While widespread support for euthanasia
  exists, many oppose the practice.

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TRANSITION

• While widespread support for euthanasia exists,
  many do oppose the practice.

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BODY

• Counterargument 1
• Start with a transition word
• State the first reason why others do not agree
  with you.
• Do not forget to cite your sources
• (Anderson 2)

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BODY

• Counterargument 1
• One reason for their opposition is a fear that a
  disproportionate number of deaths would occur
  among people who are vulnerable - for example,
  those who are poor, elderly, minority, uninsured,
  or less educated.

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BODY

• Response to counterargument 1
• Start with a transition word
• Respond to the other sides argument.
• Do not forget to cite your sources
• (Anderson 2)

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BODY

• Response to counterargument 1
• A new study by the University of Utah and the
  Netherlands, however, found that legalizing
  physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia does not
  result in more death among those considered
  vulnerable (Euthanasia 1).

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Body

• Counterargument 2
• Start with a transition word
• State the first reason why others do not agree
  with you.
• Do not forget to cite your sources
• (Anderson 2)

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Body

• Counterargument 2
• Opponents of euthanasia also state that
  euthanasia is an immoral compromise of the
  sanctity of life and a doctors oath to do no
  harm (Welch 1).

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BODY

• Response to counterargument 2
• Start with a transition word
• Respond to the other sides argument.
• Do not forget to cite your sources
• (Anderson 2)

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BODY

• Response to counterargument 2
• But again, if a person is suffering and wants to
  die in peace, and a doctor is willing to provide
  relief, what right does anyone have to say either
  is being immoral?

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Conclusion

• Step 1
• Restate your thesis in DIFFERENT WORDS

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Conclusion

• Step 1
• Therefore, euthanasia should be legalized in
  California for patients who are terminal and able
  to mindfully make an informed decision.

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Conclusion

• Step 2
• Briefly summarize your main points.

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Conclusion

• Step 2
• The practice is already legal in Oregon and has
  been for nine years many doctors support it, and
  studies have shown that euthanasia does not
  result in a disproportionate number of deaths
  among vulnerable people.

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Conclusion

• CLINCHER
• The last thing you say will be the most
  remembered.
• End with a statement that leaves the reader
  convinced.
• Stories or examples (personal or not) illustrate
  importance of topic.
• Shocking Facts, Statement, or Situation
• Rhetorical Question
• Quotation
• Challenge, Appeal, or Request for Action
  (Persuasive Speeches ONLY)

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Conclusion

• CLINCHER
• When the animals we love are suffering, we bring
  them peace through death. Why are we as a nation
  so reluctant to provide the same mercy and
  dignity to our fellow man?

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WORKS CITED PAGE(You must have at least 2
sources!)

• Author name (if known). "Title of article."
  Title of the Book/Periodical. City of
  Publication Year. Title of the Database. Web.
  Date of access (day, month and year).
• Example
• Esposito, John L. "Capital Punishment." The
  Islamic World Past and Present Oxford, 2004.
  SIRS Researcher. Web. 19 March 2009.

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WORKS CITED PAGE(You must have at least 2
sources!)

• Euthanasia Doesnt Cause Disproportionate
  Number of Deaths Study." Hindustan TImes. New
  Delhi. SIRS Researcher. Web. 14 May 2009.
• Welch, William M. Debate Rages in California
  over Physician-Assisted Suicide." USA TODAY,
  2007. SIRS Researcher. Web. 14 May 2009.

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WHEN YOU ARE DONE
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) VERY IMPORTANT Also copy/paste it into the
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Transition Words

• To show time
• While, first, meanwhile, second, next, third,
  finally
• To compare two things
• Likewise, also, while in the same way, similarly
• To contrast two things
• but still, although, on the other hand, however,
  yet, otherwise, even though
• To emphasize a point
• Again, truly, especially, for this reason, to
  repeat, in fact, to emphasize
• To conclude or summarize
• Finally, as a result, to sum up, in conclusion,
  lastly, therefore, all in all
• To add information
• Again, another, for instance, for example, also,
  and, moreover, additionally, as well, besides,
  along with other, next, finally, in addition,
  moreover
• To clarify