Explain and analyzethe first piece of evidence mentioned in the thesis that Staples uses to support his main idea(topic sentence and elaboration).

This prompt focuses mainly on Brent Staples’ essay but also asks you to make a connection to one of theother texts: What is Staples’ main argument and what demographic is he mainly concerned with? Focus on twopieces of evidence he uses, describe how they support his argument, then relate his argumentto another one of the texts(Turkle or Fairyington)toshow how/why he might either agree or disagree with that text’s ideas about “connection.”
1.Intro: Givebackground on Staples’ text and what it’s about, answerthe prompt questions, and include2 thesis points. You can also introduce the second text here or wait til body paragraph 3 if that makes more sense.
2.Body Paragraph 1: Explain and analyzethe first piece of evidence mentioned in the thesis that Staples uses to support his main idea(topic sentence and elaboration). Be sure to develop, use properly cited quotes, analyzethe quotes,and use a transition.
3.Body Paragraph2: Explain and analyzethe second piece of evidence mentioned in the thesis that Staples uses to support his main idea(topic sentence and elaboration). Be sure to develop, use properly cited quotes, analyze and use a transition.
4.Body Paragraph3: Relate Staples’ argument or ideasto either Turkle or Fairyington. Consideringwhat Staples believesand what evidence he uses, would he likely agree with the ideas about “connection” in the second text? Why or whynot?
5.Conclusion: What insights can you leave readers with based on the discussion in this paper?

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