Senior Project Informative Paper Outline
I.
Introduction
A.
Hook: Use a story, statistic, interesting fact, etc. to grab your reader’s
attention about your topic
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B.
Audience: Make it clear who your audience is; in this case, a
community member of Odessa, someone interested in this topic, etc.
and why they would be compelled to read the rest of your paper
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C.
Credibility: If you have any connection or relationship with your
topic; for instance, if you are researching cancer and have a family
member who struggled with the disease, explain that here
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D.
Thesis: State the purpose of your paper; what should your audience
get out of your paper when they walk away?
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E.
Preview: State your main ideas in the order you will be discussing
them.
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II.
III.
IV.
First Main Idea
A.
Topic Sentence:
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B.
Supporting Evidence
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C.
Supporting Evidence
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D.
Supporting Evidence
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E.
Transition
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Second Main Idea
A.
Topic Sentence:
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B.
Supporting Evidence
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C.
Supporting Evidence
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D.
Supporting Evidence
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E.
Transition
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Third Main Idea
A.
Topic Sentence:
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B.
Supporting Evidence
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C.
Supporting Evidence
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D.
Supporting Evidence
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E.
Transition
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(You may have 4 or more main ideas because you are writing an 8-10 page paper.
Use this page to add them here, following the same format as the first 3 main
ideas)
V.
Conclusion
A.
Summarize your main ideas using specific details:
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B.
Conclude your paper, making it clear what the audience should
understand after reading your paper. You may want to refer back to
your hook or credibility steps to show how you have addressed the
ideas you brought up in the beginning of your paper.
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