PHI105 T3 Thesis Statement and Gathering Resources Worksheet PDF

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Persuasive Essay: Thesis Statement and Gathering Resources Worksheet Part 1: Thesis Statement Assignment Directions: Review “Thesis Statements” in the “Drafting the College Essay” section of “The Writing Process” media piece. Here is an example of a persuasive thesis statement from our essay. Grass fed beef is a much healthier option than corn fed beef because it has higher nutritional value, can provide the body with much needed Omega 3 fatty acids, and has the health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid. Stance: Grass fed beef is a much healthier option than corn fed beef. Subtopic 1: it has higher nutritional value. Subtopic 2: it can provide the body with much needed Omega 3 fatty acids. Subtopic 3: and has the health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid.

Create a thesis statement for your persuasive essay. Your thesis statement should be one sentence that includes three subtopics. Write your thesis statement in the box below: © 2013. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.

Topic: Abortion

Stance: Abortion should continue to be legal and left up to the pregnant woman to choose.

Subtopic 1: Rape/incest

Subtopic 2: Arising mental health issues in both the woman and/or child

Subtopic 3: Woman’s overall choice

Once you have identified all parts of your thesis, work to create the one sentence thesis statement below. Thesis Statement: Abortions should continue to be a logical and legal choice for woman because of rape/incest, arising mental health issues in both the mother and child, and it ultimately being the woman’s overall choice.

Thesis Statement Self-Evaluation: Consider the following questions when developing the thesis statement for your essay. The answer to each of the four questions below should be yes if you have drafted a quality thesis statement. © 2013. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.

1) Is your topic stated in the thesis? Yes 2) Does your thesis include your position/stance? Yes 3) Is the thesis statement specific? Yes 4) Does the thesis include three subtopics? Yes

Part 2: Gathering Resources Assignment Directions: Review “Research and Sources” in the media piece “The Writing Process.” Use the GCU Library to find three Peer Reviewed sources to use in your persuasive essay. Each source must be current (published within the last 10 years). Fill out the requested information in the table below about your sources.

Article supporting your Subtopic 1

Thesis subtopic

Title and Author(s)

Rape/Incest

Making ProAbortion Laws ProChoice for Female Rape

Write a 50-word response to the following question: How is this source relevant to your subtopic? This source is relevant because it explains how often a woman is raped and the ending results equally conception are. It also explains what a woman goes through having to

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Martin, A. K. (2018). Making pro-abortion laws pro-choice for female rape victims. Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender &

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tend to a child from rape/incest and having to Martin, A. potentially co-parent with K. their attacker, since some states make it difficult to terminate parental rights without a rape conviction. Born This source goes into great unwanted: detail on how a denied Mental abortion can cause health costs negative consequences to and the woman’s psych and can consequenc also mentally affect the es. woman forced to give birth. It also explains how David, H. P. the child/ren develop and their mental well-being growing up with a mother who wasn’t ready to raise and have children Gordon explains in this Abortion. article all of the many Gordon, D., reasons why a woman would/could want an Sherk, S. abortion. It also states D., different terminology that Davidson, goes along with elective T., Lerner, and therapeutic abortions, B., & the risks and costs of Mertz, L. having an abortion, and Victims.

Mental Health Issues

Article supporting your Subtopic 2

Article supporting your Subtopic 3

Woman’s Overall Choice

Society, 33(1), 63–81.

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David, H. P. (2011). Born unwanted: Mental health costs and consequences. America n Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81(2), 184–192.

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Gordon, D., Sherk, S. D., Davidson, T., Lerner, B., & Mertz, L. (2020). Abortion. In Gale (Ed.), The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health (2nd ed.). Gale.

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explains the full process and aftermath of whichever abortion the woman chooses.

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