English essay outline

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Introduction

Briefly summarize how Kotler defines “flow state” in your own words. (No quotations please.)

Explain why Kotler thinks understanding flow states in extreme sports are important for everyone, even non-athletes.

Your Thesis: Choose two of Plato’s ideas from the Allegory of the Cave in The Republic and explain whether you think the experiences of extreme sport athletes in flow states support or reject those ideas.

Body Paragraph One:

Topic Sentence: Restate the first Platonic idea from the thesis and whether you think the experiences of extreme sport athletes in flow states support or reject it

Provide one Allegory of the Cave quotation in MLA format. Reduce to 3 lines if longer using ellipses.

Less than 4 lines:

Plato writes, “XX.”

Explain what the quotation is saying in detail in your own words. Aim for 4-5 or more sentences.

Provide a Kotler quotation in MLA format. Reduce to 3 lines if longer using ellipses.

Less than 4 lines:

Kotler writes, “XX” (35).

Explain what the quotation is saying in detail in your own words. Aim for 4-5 or more sentences.

Argument: How does the Kotler example on athletes support or reject Plato?

Add a concluding sentence reminding the reader of how your examples support your topic sentence claim. Should look similar to topic sentence but be more detailed.

Body Paragraph Two

Topic Sentence: Restate the second Platonic idea from the thesis and whether you think the experiences of extreme sport athletes in flow states support or reject it

Provide one Allegory of the Cave quotation in MLA format. Reduce to 3 lines if longer using ellipses.

Less than 4 lines:

Plato writes, “XX.”

Explain what the quotation is saying in detail in your own words. Aim for 4-5 or more sentences.

Provide a Kotler quotation in MLA format. Reduce to 3 lines if longer using ellipses.

Less than 4 lines:

Kotler writes, “XX” (35).

Explain what the quotation is saying in detail in your own words. Aim for 4-5 or more sentences.

Argument: How does the Kotler example on athletes support or reject Plato?

Add a concluding sentence reminding the reader of how your examples support your topic sentence claim. Should look similar to topic sentence but be more detailed.

Conclusion

Restate your thesis using new wording (no cutting and pasting from thesis itself)

Your last reflections on this topic.

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