ReverseOutlineWP1

MainPoint

How/WhySupportsmainargument

Whileallthreepublications,
TheRolling
Stone,TheGuardian,
and
TheNewYork
Times
areanalyzingSwiftsnewalbumin
differentaspects,theyallagreedonthewell
producedqualityofthisalbum

Thisismythesisstatement.

Everythingdependsoncontext.Becauseof
that,therearecertainthingstoconsiderwhen
itcomestowriting.

Thisparagraphisimportanttobecauseit
establishesafoundationfortherestofmy
essay.Bypointingoutcertainconventions
thatisassociatedwithgenre,Icanexpandon
itinmyparagraphslater.

Knowingthetargetaudienceisimportant
whenwritinganessaybecauseitdetermines
yourtone,andalsoexigence.

Thisisintroductionprovidesinformationfor
therestofmyparagraphsbyexplainingwhy
thethreepublicationsareanalyzingSwift's
newalbum.

AllthreearticlestalkedaboutSwiftsability
tobreakstereotypes.

Thisparagraphexplainsoneofthecommon
traitsthatallthreepublicationsanalyzed.In
doingso,Icandrawcomparisonsbetweenthe
threearticles,cherryingpickingwhich
publicationdidabetterjobatwhichareaand
why.

RollingStone
focusedonthecurveballofthe
new1989album.

Whenwritinganalbumreview,different
criticswillhavedifferentinterpretationsfor
analbum.Therefore,Isetupacompareand
contraststartingfromthisparagraphby
talkingabouttheareathat
RollingStone
excelledatfirst.

TheGuardian
hadacompletelydifferent
tone.

Thisparagraphisusedasatransitionbetween
RollingStone
and
Guardian
tohaveabetter
flowwhenIamswitchingfromonearticleto
another.

TheGuardian
seemsbegivingbackhanded
complimentstoSwiftsnewalbum.

ThisisthecontrastparagraphIusedasa
pivotintheessay.
TheGuardian
istheonly
publicationamongthethreeisisnot

acknowledgingthesuccessofSwift'salbum
directly,andinstead,pointsouttheoverly
hypedstatusofthisalbum.
NewYorkTimes
ismorecosmopolitaninits
review.

Thisisananalysisfortwoparagraphs.The
firstparagraphismoreasatransitionin
paragraphmentioningsomesimilar
conventionsusedby
NewYorkTimes.
The
secondparagraphismoreanalyticalofthe
conventions
NewYorkTimes
usedfor
critiquingSwiftsnewalbum.

eventhoughwritingpiecescancontain

Thisismyconcludingparagraph,which
relatesbytomyargumentthatdespiteusing
differentconventions,itdoesnotdiminishthe
factthatallthreeagreedonthesuccessthe
albumSwiftreleased.

similaranddifferentwritingconventions,the
threeallagreethatitisSwift'sbestworkto
date.

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MainPoint

How/Whysupportsmymainargument

Bycomparingandcontrastingtheanalysisof
eachpiece,throughlanguage,andstyle,one
canseethatthesearticles,despitetalking
aboutsimilartopics,describethe
effectivenessofhowsocialmediaisused
differentlyinmarketingthroughlogicalor
empiricalevidence.

Mainargument.

Inscholarlyarticles,aclearobjective,the
logisticsofsocialmediausageisfeind.

Thisparagraphsetsuptheconventionsand
moveswhichIwillbefocusingonthe
scholarlyarticlesbyprovidingtheexigence
firstandprovidingabriefbackgroundinfo.

SocialMediaPatternsalsoemployed
similarconceptbyusingsimilarmovesand

Thisparagraphisusedasacomparisontothe
otherscholarlyarticle,drawingsimilaritiesof

conventionsliketheotherarticle.

themovessharedamongtwo.

Whenwritinganarticle,itisimportanthowit Thisprovidessomebackgroundinformation
isstructured.
whichIwillbeexplaininglaterinfuture
paragraphsbetweenthescholarlyand
nonscholarlyarticles.
Thetitlelengthbetweenthethreearticlesisa Thisparagraphintroducesoneofthe
movecanbeinterpretasadistinctionbetween conventionsthatcanplaysahugepart
scholarlyandnonscholarlyarticles.
betweenthemotivesbetweenscholarlyand
nonscholarlyarticles.
Thenonscholarlyarticleismoreinformal
andlesstechnicalinitslanguage

Thisparagraphisusedtodrawacomparison
betweenthefunctionsofascholarlyarticle
andacasualone.Itisconceptisfurther
explainedmoreindepthinthefollowing
paragraph.

However,oneofthedrawbacksofscholarly
articlesisthatitistooimpracticalfor
traditionaluseespeciallyforconsumers.

Thisparagraphalongwiththeparagraphis
usedtoanalyzethedisadvantagesthat
scholarlyarticleshavewhenweareapplying
ittopracticaluse.Dependingonthe
situationalandculturalcontext,thereare
timeswhereusingscholarlyarticlesas
referenceswillactuallydiminishones
intendedunderstandingforanewfashion
trendduetothecomplexityofthepublished
articles.

Whetheritisfromanacademicstandpoint,a
businessstandpoint,orconsumerstandpoint,
thedifferentapplicationsandwriting
strategiesemployedinthesearticleshelp
clarifytheimportanceofthesocialmedia
phenomenon,andapplieditsfunctionby
drawingcomparisonsbetweenusingitasa
researchsubjectorbrandmarketing.

Thisismyconcludingparagraphthat
summarizesmythesisstatementbutinamore
analyticalwaybytyingittoalarger
applicationofsocialmedia.

Afterreadingthroughmyessay,InoticedthattherewerealotofflawsIhaveinmy
essayintermsoforganization.DespitereceivingasolidBinthispaper,Inoticedthatalotofmy

analysiswereverybroadandunclear,oftentimesgoingofftangent.Connectingthisbacktomy
senioryearinhighschool,Irememberwritingaresearchpaperthathadaverysolidgradeonit.
However,afterlookingback,Inoticedtherewerealotofgrammarerrorsandsentenceclauses
thathinderedtheclarityofmyessay.Topreventthat,Iwanttomakesuremyessaysforthis
writingprojectwillbethebestthatIcanmakeit.NobodyisperfectandIwillprobablymakea
mistakesomewhere,butIwanttominimizethatasmuchaspossible.

BecauseIscoredlowerinWP2thanIdidinWP1,ImademorechangesformyWP2by
clarifyingmyconceptsmoreandaddedmorespecificexamplestoit.Oneofthereocurring
errorsIhaveinmypapersisbeingveryvague.MymistakecomesfromthefactthatIassume
myreadersknowwhatIamtalkingabout,andzoomedrightpastit.Inattempttofixthat,Imade
sureIdefinedmyconcept,andalsoaddedsupportingdetailstomakeitasaspreciseaspossible.
Inaddition,IalsoaddedmoretermsrelatedtoconventionsandmovesbecauseIdidnot
explicitlypointedthemoutinmyinitialdraft.Overall,thisreverseoutlineisveryhelpfultome
becauseitismakingmestopandthinkdoesitconnectwithmythesiswell?Indoingso,it
allowsustoreflectoneverychoiceofmoveswemakeinourwritingandthinkcriticallyifitwill
connectwiththeoverallpicturewearetryingtodelivertoouraudience.