Writing Homework Help

Introduction Paragraph

• Topic: A brief sentence on what you are researching. This can be a broad statement. 
• Thesis statement: This should be one sentence. State your topic clearly and be very specific. This can be a question you are researching or it can be a statement.
• Introduction overview (state the significance of the topic): Write 3-4 sentences on why your topic is important. Be sure to mention any significant statistics here to support the importance of your topic or why you are curious. **This can also be the statement you made on the last assignment as to why you chose the topic and why it is useful to look into and research this topic for your career.

Body Paragraph 1 Topic: This is your main point #1 you will be supporting with research. This is one short sentence and focuses on ONE idea only.

• Supporting Sentence 1: If you use information from a source, be sure to put the source at the end of the sentence (Author, Year)
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Body Paragraph 2 Topic: This is your main point #2 you will be supporting with research. This is one short sentence and focuses on ONE idea only.

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Body Paragraph 3 Topic: This is your main point #3 you will be supporting with research. This is one short sentence and focuses on ONE idea only.

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Conclusion Overview:

• Provide a summary of your paper. What conclusion did you come to or discover based on your research? Is your thesis supported or not? For this first draft, write what you have found so far to support your thesis.

References:

• Cite your references in APA format. You will need at least three for your Final Draft. You should have at least 2 for the outline. (You can use the course textbook if it applies).

Introduction Paragraph

• Topic:   The large number of teenagers deciding to become transgender.
• Thesis statement: What impact does social media have on teenagers deciding to become 

                                   transgender?

• Introduction overview 

In 2017, 2359 out of 96792 high school students from 10 states and 19 schools identified as transgender (Johns et al, 2017). I have female friends who 2 years ago wanted to shave their legs to fit in with the girls, and now they are stating they are male. Why the sudden change, and is it something they really believe or understand? This is a huge life change and a seemingly complex decision for a teenager with an unformed brain to make, so if social media plays a part then this is a good piece of information for teenagers and their parents to have. In the research I found the following main points to answer my thesis question: 1. The number of teenagers deciding to identify as another gender. 2. Why are so many teens exploring transitioning? 3. How social media influences teenagers.

Body Paragraph 1 Topic: The number of teenagers deciding to identify as another gender.

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Body Paragraph 2 Topic: Why are so many teens exploring transitioning?

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Body Paragraph 3 Topic: : How social media influences teenagers.

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Conclusion Overview:

• Provide a summary of your paper. 

Based on the research as to why so many more teenagers (mainly females) are choosing to explore being transgender, and how social media is such a big part of their lives, I could not find any solid support that social media plays a significant role in teenagers deciding to become transgender.  The majority of the research on teenagers becoming transgender states other factors such as peers self-diagnosing and reinforcing each other that becoming transgender would solve their anxiety or explain why they feel so socially awkward (Harley, 2020)