Research Paper Outline
Introduction
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Introduce my topic (College Athletics Pay for
Play)
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Give a brief background of the topic so that the
reader will understand what the paper is going to be about
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Introduce the topics for the body paragraphs
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Half of the paper will be about Pay for Play/
Half will be about no Pay for Play
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Thesis Statement
Body Paragraph 1
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Topic Sentence – Pay for Play
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Introduce my first source possibly the second
regarding reasons to pay college athletes to play their sports
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Use at least one quote to back up the argument
then explain the quote
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Reasons to Pay College Athletes: Focus on Money
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NCAA players are considered amateurs despite
helping earn more annually than some of America’s major sports (NBA $5 Billion
Revenue…NCAA sports generated $11 Billion)
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Universities pay head coaches contracts that are
comparable to their professional Counterparts
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The highest paid public official in 80% of the
US is the head coach of a college football or basketball team
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Body Paragraph 2
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Pay for Play Continued
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Topic Sentence – introduce the next reason/s to
pay for play
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Use at lest one quote to back up the argument
then explain the quote
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Reasons to Pay College Athletes: Focus on
Competition and Campus Life
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It would make sports more competitive and
students would be less likely to play for a year and then leave (over seas or
professional)
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Money is made off of the athletes name (Jersey
or picture sales) and the player receives none of that money
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College Athletes would actually be receiving and
education because they would be attending the university for a full four years
(Possible Body Paragraph 3 Would be breaking these two up
somehow and dedicating a 3rd paragraph to the reasons: Pay for Play.
Want to see how the paper works out when rough draft is completed)
Body Paragraph 4
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Topic Sentence – No Pay for Play
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Introduce one or two sources regarding the
reasons not to pay college athletes
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Use at least one quote to back up the
information and explain the quote
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Reasons Not to Pay for Play:
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College Athletes Receive scholarships that cover
full tuition, room & board, and textbooks
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It would make the disparity between large and
small universities even greater. University of Kentucky can make much more
money than a small university such as Bellarmine
Body Paragraph 5
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No Pay for Play continued
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Topic Sentence – Introduce the sources that will
be used in the paragraph
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Use at least one quote to back the information
and then explain that quote
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Reasons No Pay for Play:
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Student Athletes not Athlete Students. They are
getting an opportunity at no cost that thousands of other Americans are not
(can’t afford)
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Lower level positions in the AD such as athletic
trainers are severely underpaid. Counters argument that all of the coaches and staff
make millions of dollars while the players make nothing
(Possible Body Paragraph 6: Depending on how the paper is
going may introduce new arguments/ break up previous paragraphs. Depends on
length and flow after rough draft.)
Conclusion
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Restate the thesis
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Recap major points of the paper
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Wrap up any final thoughts and ideas
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Strong Closing sentence
Bibliography/ Works Cited
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Cite all sources correctly in Alphabetical order
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