Outline for Junior Research Paper on Controversial Issue

Title:
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter (Question, Startling/Interesting Statistic, Startling
Statement, Anecdote, Quotation, etc.)
B. Description and definition of the issue (What is gloal !arming")
#. Importance of the issue ($o! does it impact our societ%")
II. Brief Overview of Opposing Position: Counterargument
A. Descrie the asic &ie! point of the opposition
'. Admittedl%, man% !ould argue that cloning should e legali(ed
ecause it ma% cure diseases.
B. )ro&ide the supporting arguments and facts (supported % references to
te*ts and !ell+,no!n authorities)
'. -or e*ample, some scientists sa% that cloning ma% pro&ide clues to
genetic mapping and diseases (Bogo ').
.. Additionall%, research seems to sho! that cloning allo!s
indi&iduals to ha&e a /ac,+up0 of their specific lood, plasma, and
e&en organs (Samson .).
#. 1laorate/Anal%sis and summar% of perspecti&e A2
'. 3o summari(e, supporters of cloning elie&e that it is medicall%
eneficial to humans.
D. 4our 3hesis2 3hree /ig ideas0 e*plaining !h% %our position is etter.
'. Indeed, man% might elie&e cloning is eneficial. $o!e&er,
cloning should not e legali(ed ecause it is dangerous, e*pensi&e,
and unethical.
III. Your rgument: !ain Point "# $%trong Point&
A. Initiall% and first /ig idea0 in
'. Initiall%, cloning should not e legali(ed ecause it is dangerous.
B. )ro&ide the supporting arguments and facts for 5ain )oint 6'
(supported % references to te*ts and !ell+,no!n authorities) from %our
notecards.
'. -or instance, fort% percent of sheep cloned had mutations or
medical prolems that resulted in death (Siler).
.. 7i,e!ise, onl% ten percent of sheep cloned li&ed o&er fi&e %ears
(Bro!n 8).
9. #loning has onl% een in e*istence since the ':;<=s (Bro!n '<).
>. 5ore ?ote #ard -acts
;. 5ore ?ote #ard -acts
#. 1laorate/Anal%sis2 So What" What does this information mean"
'. Based on this research, cloning is a medical practice that has onl%
een used in recent %ears. 3he results of cloning are not al!a%s
positi&e and are often unreliale.
D. #losing Sentence for 5ain )oint 6'
'. In summation, if cloning presents this amount of ris, and danger
for sheep, !h% should societ% allo! this practice to occur !ith
humans"
I'. Your rgument: !ain Point "( $%tronger Point&
A. Descrie %our second 5ain )oint from thesis
'. -urthermore, research sho!s that human cloning is e*pensi&e.
B. )ro&ide the supporting arguments for 5ain )oint 6. (supported %
references to te*ts and !ell+,no!n authorities)
'. 3o illustrate,
.. In addition,
9. -acts
>. -acts
#. 1laorate/Anal%sis2 So What" What does this information mean"
'. @&iousl%,
D. #losing Sentence for 5ain )oint 6.
'. As a result,A.is this research !orth the cost"
'. Your rgument: !ain Point ") $%trongest Point&
A. Descrie %our 9
rd
5ain )oint from thesis
'. Bltimatel%, human cloning should not e legali(ed ecause it is
unethical.
B. )ro&ide Supporting -acts/1&idence for 5ain )oint 69
'. In particular,
.. Similarl%,
9. -act
>. -act
#. 1laorate/Anal%sis2 So What" What does this information mean"
D. #losing Sentence for 5ain )oint 69
'. 3herefore, A.

'I. Conclusion
A. Cestate thesis in a /fresh !a%0 summari(ing %our main points
'. In conclusion, human cloning should not e legali(ed ecause it is
dangerous, e*pensi&e, and unethical.
B. State the importance, impact, or effect on American societ%
'. $uman cloning !ould ta,e a!a% our indi&idualism and remo&e the
sacred Dualit% and miracle of human life.
#. )ro&ide a final, profound thought that /calls the reader0 to action