Module

MODULE 2: Outlining Practice: Read the following prompt and plan, organize, and draft an essay of your own in response to the prompt.  Space has been provided to you for outlining.  Read all instructions!  The introductory paragraph is already included below. Just add the subtopics to the given thesis.

I. Academic Writing: The Essay

Introductory Paragraph:  

Throughout our lives, we experience changes—changes in living conditions, changes in health, and changes in any of life’s circumstances.  Some changes are more dramatic than others.  Moving, for instance, can create big changes in one’s life.  Moving to another country, in fact, with a different culture and language, can create major life changes for better or for worse.  Thesis:  Three of the biggest changes that immigrants must make and adjust to after moving to the United States are __________, _________, and __________.  

Don’t forget to plan and organize your ideas before writing your essay.  Space to organize has been provided for you below on the second page. Your outline must be completed and submitted first before you write the first draft.

OUTLINE:  Organize your ideas here.  Remember to begin with your thesis statement!  You do not have to write the rest in complete sentences!

I. Introduction: Thesis Statement: ___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 

II. Supporting Topic Sentence 1 (use transitional expressions!): 

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A.  ______________________________________________________

B. _______________________________________________________

III. Supporting Topic Sentence 2: 

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A. _____________________________________________________ 

B. _____________________________________________________ 

 IV. Supporting Topic Sentence 3: 

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A. _____________________________________________________

B. _____________________________________________________ 

 

V. Conclusion Sentences (Restate your thesis and share a prediction, suggestion, or opinion):

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