Outline English 12A

After each Roman Numeral or letter, fill in with the main point you will be writing about. The paper will be AT LEAST 8 paragraphs long.

I. Introduction(paragraph 1) A. Attention getter (a surprising fact, question, or short story) B. General information (brief description, time frame, etc.) C. The advantages and disadvantages of youth sports

II.

The risks and rewards of youth football A. children are competing at younger ages and focusing too soon on training,

performance and outcome B. noted that sports allows children to use different muscles and increases cognitive brain activity. III. concussions in youth sports A. concussions acquired in youth sports B. It states that concussion is not yet well known in terms of its medical care and understanding

IV.

youth sports, a head start in football A. having athletes repeat a grade in middle school in order to gain eligibility as high

school athletes B. an athletic scholarship offered to David Sills V at the age of 13. V. How youth sports help young athletes A. Wrap up and summarize some of your most interesting facts. B. Draw a conclusion about your topic. (Which means, based on your research, what can you say about your topic?) **Stay in 3rd person!** C. Restate your thesis.