Essay and outline

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

· Introduce the issue

and provide necessary background information.

· Introduce the two sources (“Title” + authors’ full name)

· BIG QUESTION

· THESIS with your position

BODY PARAGRAPH ONE

Give your 1ST REASON with support.

· Explanation

· Example

· Evidence from an article (quotation)

BODY PARAGRAPH TWO

Give your 2ND REASON with support.

· Explanation

· Example

· Evidence from an article (quotation)

BODY PARAGRAPH THREE

Give your 3RD REASON with support.

· Explanation

· Example

· Evidence from an article (quotation)

FINAL BODY PARAGRAPH

· Acknowledge and/or refute other arguments: COUNTER-ARGUMENTS

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

· End with a restatement of your thesis AND a call to action, OR a solution to the problem, OR a statement of implications (why your essay is important)

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

· Introduce the issue and provide necessary background information.

· Introduce the two sources (“Title” + authors’ full name)

· BIG QUESTION

· THESIS with your position

BODY PARAGRAPH ONE

Give your 1ST REASON with support.

· Explanation

· Example

· Evidence from an article (quotation)

· Acknowledge and/or refute other arguments (COUNTER-ARGUMENTS)

BODY PARAGRAPH TWO

Give your 2ND REASON with support.

· Explanation

· Example

· Evidence from an article (quotation)

· Acknowledge and/or refute other arguments (COUNTER-ARGUMENTS)

BODY PARAGRAPH THREE

Give your 3RD REASON with support.

· Explanation

· Example

· Evidence from an article (quotation)

· Acknowledge and/or refute other arguments

(COUNTER-ARGUMENTS)

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

· End with a restatement of your thesis AND a call to action, OR a solution to the problem, OR a statement of implications (why your essay is important)