Outline Instructions

Atomic Bomb Paper

History 8

Your typed outline is due on Thursday, September 12.

1. State your thesis in sentence form.

2. List your main arguments (you should have 4-5)

3. Below each argument, indicate the evidence that you intend to use. Cite the author and page number that it appears in your packet. If there are multiple pieces of evidence on a page from the same author, label them A, B, C, etc.

Your outline should look like this:

Thesis:

I. Main Idea

A. Alperovitz 11B

B. Hull 11

C. Stimson 11

D. Truman 16

II. Main Idea

A. Evidence

B. Evidence

C. Evidence

III. Main Idea

A. Evidence

B. Evidence

Exercises:

Write an internal citation and works cited reference for the following:

Hamby 11

IC

WC

Byrnes 13

IC

WC

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 18

IC

WC

Write a one to two sentence introduction for the following evidence:

Craig 16

Grew 18

Atlanta Constitution 25