Outline Student Paper

1. Introduction
1. Raising the minimum wage
1. Positives
1. More families above the poverty line
2. Families positively affected
2. Negatives
1. Possible growth in unemployment
2. Engaging, argument towards the raising of the minimum wage
3. Thesis
1. If the government raises the federal minimum wage it will be beneficial to the economy.
2. Body Paragraphs
1. Unorganized/no specific subtopic
1. 17 million children positively affected with increase in minimum wage (Warren)
2. Minimum wage used to create minimum standard of living
3. If minimum wage increased with inflation it would be $22
2. Minimum wage and the poverty line
1. Seems like 2 different subtopics in one
3. States raising their minimum wage
1. stays consistent and uses MN as an example
2. No citations
4. Unemployment/drop outs
3. Conclusion
1. Little topics covered in the body that are in the conclusion
2. Nothing proven
3. Needs stronger body paragraphs for conclusion to hold
4. No works cited