Essay Outline

Paragraph 1: Introduction

Start by discussing the topic in a general way

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Start narrowing down what you are going to talk about
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State your thesis statement. This should clearly respond to the prompt, and you can even
use the wording of the prompt.
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Paragraph 2: Body Paragraph

Start with a topic sentence that clearly states the main idea of this paragraph
o One reason why I feel that
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Give plenty of details to EXPLAIN this reason:
o Examples from what you have observed
o Examples from the article if you are responding to a reading
o Information from outside sources if you are including research
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Paragraph 3: Body Paragraph

Start with a topic sentence that clearly states the main point of this paragraph
o Another reason why
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Give plenty of details to EXPLAIN this reason:

o Examples from what you have observed
o Examples from the article if you are responding to a reading
o Information from outside sources if you are including research
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Paragraph 4: Conclusion

Remind the reader what the topic was

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Remind the reader what your position is

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Conclude with some new insight about the topic or look to the future
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