New Outline HW DEC 3

OUTLINE

Intro: I will introduce both Thompson and Carr by  their position of how the internet affects individuals.

P1: attack Carr's weaknesses to strengthen my argument and support/extend Thompson's claim.

P2: Use the Johhny Can't Write source to extend/illustrate thompson's claim

P3. Argue my position; discussing how the internet can improve our memory, clarify thinking, and creating connection with others by using personal experiences, claims from Thompson, points from the Johhny Cant Write source, and also the weaknesses of Carr for contradiction

Conclusion: summarize and answer the "'so what?" question.

Focus on paper: creating connections, improving memory, clarifying thinking.

1. Thompson's claim: The internet has enhanced the way we think, read, and write in the modern era today.

2. My own sub-claim: The internet/advancements of technology has enhanced the way we as  humans think, read, and write. The positive effect of the internet can improve memory as well creating a way for us to be connected with one another. 

3. Sources that will be used

a) Ulanoff, Lance. "Why Cant Johhny Write? Dont Blame Social Media." Mashable 4 May 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2014.

b) Thompson, Clive. "Smarter Than You Think" Penguin Press 2013. Print. 9 Sept. 2014.

c) Carr, Nicholas. "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" The Atlantic Sept. 2008. Print. Nov. 2014.

d) Also a little bit of personal experience - to be used to further extend the idea of Thompson's claim of the internet enhancing reading, writing, and thinking.

4. I will be using Thompson's and Carr's sources to introduce the different views of how the internet effects the world today. Along with the use of Thompson's text, I will take claims from the "Why Cant Johnny Write?" article and points from my own personal experience to discuss how the internet effects us in a positive way by changing the way we read, think, and write. The focus of the final paper will discuss the clarification of thinking, the creation of connections of others, and the improvement of memory, all due to the effect of the advancement of technology/internet.