How to Create an Essay Outline
Use this model for your outline. Please note, the number of body paragraphs
depends on the number of main ideas you are using in your essay. When you
first learned to write an essay, you probably learned that you should have three
main ideas. There’s nothing wrong with that, but if you have more than three
supporting ideas, add more body paragraphs!
I. INTRODUCTION:
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Thesis: _______________________________________________________
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II. BODY PARAGRAPH 1:
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Opening Sentence: _____________________________________________
Detail 1: _____________________________________________________
Detail 2: _____________________________________________________
Detail 3: _____________________________________________________
III. BODY PARAGRAPH II:
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Transition/Opening Sentence: ____________________________________
Detail 1: _____________________________________________________
Detail 2: _____________________________________________________
Detail 3: _____________________________________________________
IV. BODY PARAGRAPH III:
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Transition/Opening Sentence: ____________________________________
Detail 1: _____________________________________________________
Detail 2: _____________________________________________________
Detail 3: _____________________________________________________
V. BODY PARAGRAPH IV: (add more if necessary)
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Transition/Opening Sentence: ___________________________________
Detail 1: ____________________________________________________
Detail 2: ____________________________________________________
Detail 3: ____________________________________________________
VI. CONCLUSION:
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Reconfirmed Thesis: __________________________________________