Friday, May 4, 2007

Outline

Introduction
-Attention Getter
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-Preview of main points
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-Transition to thesis statement/ main question or point of the paper
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Body
-First Paragraph
(topic sentence about one side of the issue)
(research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct)
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-Second Paragraph
(topic sentence about one side of the issue)
(research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct)
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-Third Paragraph
(topic sentence about one side of the issue)
(research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct)
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-Fourth Paragraph
(topic sentence about one side of the issue)
(research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct)
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-Fifth Paragraph
(topic sentence about one side of the issue)
(research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct)
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Conclusion
(restate thesis)
(review main points)
(use an attention-getting device to send the reader off in a thought-provoking manner)
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