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Brainstorming: First Formal Essay<\/p>\n
Thesis Statement<\/p>\n
Video games contribute significantly to the development of an individual and have proven to improve social, communication, problem-solving, survival, and decision-making skills needed in the real world. Thus, video games better prepare people to develop the skills they need in the real world.<\/p>\n
Topic Sentences for the Body Paragraphs<\/p>\n
I. Video games provide a suitable medium for enhancing social skills, specifically collaboration and teamwork.<\/p>\n
II. Video games provide a means for improving decision-making skills.<\/p>\n
III. Video games serve as a means for improving verbal communication skills.<\/p>\n
IV. Video games such as Minecraft assist an individual in developing survival skills.<\/p>\n
V. Video games allow gamers to improve their problem-solving skills.<\/p>\n
VI. While video games better prepare people to develop skills they need in the real world, they also have some harmful impacts such as poor mental health and dopamine addiction.<\/p>\n
Sample of Intext Citation<\/p>\n
(Barr 87).<\/p>\n
(Brooks et al. 36).<\/p>\n
(Ashinoff 3).<\/p>\n
Citations for Research Sources <\/p>\n
Ashinoff, Brandon K. “The potential of video games as a pedagogical tool.”\u00a0Frontiers in Psychology\u00a05 (2014): 1-5.<\/p>\n
Barr, Matthew. “Video games can develop graduate skills in higher education students: A randomised trial.”\u00a0Computers & Education\u00a0113 (2017): 86-97.<\/p>\n
Brooks, Fiona M., et al. “Video gaming in adolescence: factors associated with leisure time use.”\u00a0Journal of Youth Studies\u00a019.1 (2016): 36-54.<\/p>\n
Questions regarding how to develop the paper<\/p>\n
I do not have any questions regarding how to develop the paper. Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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