Outline

Savannah Wiles

Outline

3/7/12

                                                                                Research Paper-Outline

   I.    Introduction

        1. Hook: A brief quote/statistic about fatal accidents involving alcohol.

        2. Thesis: While some may think alcohol does not alter their ability to drive, it is proven that  many fatal car accidents involve alcohol.

        3. Implications: Why does alcohol affect the ability to drive? Where does age and driving experience play into alcohol-related car crashes? Are teens more likely to be involved in these crashes than those above the legal drinking age-21? Do DUI laws effectively prevent people from drinking and driving or are they useless? 

   II.   Background on Alcohol

         1. Clarify what alcohol is and where it came from.

         2. Describe some background on the medical complications due to absorbing alcohol in the system.

        3. Explain what alcohol does to the brain and how it affects motor skills as well as other skills.

        4. State the drinking laws including DUI's and the legal drinking age.

        Sources: Phillips, David P., and Kimberly M. Brewer. "The Relationship between Serious Injury and Blood Alcohol     

          Interview with a state trooper- Ross Ragsdale 

    III.   Why Alcohol? - Counter argument

         1. Describe why people consume alcohol.

         2. Describes the risks they choose to take when they do so.

         3. Explain why someone might drink and drive. 

                 Source: Barbour, Scott. Alcohol: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven, 1998.   Print.

   IV.    Alcohol-related, fatal car crashes

        1. Name statistics of car accidents, car accidents involving alcohol, car accidents that involve alcohol and are fatal.

        2. Compare statistics of alcohol related crashes above legal age with those who are below drinking age.

        3. How these crashes affect peoples' lives

        4. Analyze the photograph and how it uses pathos to appeal to your emotions

        5. Discuss what might have happened in the photograph and argue that point 

        Source: Ellwagner, Steven J. Young Driver Accidents and Delinquency. New York: LFB     Scholarly LLC, 2006. Print.

      V.  Conclusion

         1. Summarize the arguments of the paper

         2. Conclude why I believe people should not drink and drive

         3. Restate the evidence which supports my opinion that people should not drink and drive