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Essay Title

Thesis Statement:

I. This is the topic sentence for your first opposing viewpoint.

A. Write a sentence of commentary.

B. Put in a quote or paraphrase. Remember to introduce it and to give a citation.

C. Write commentary sentence to help the reader understand.

D. Write a transitional statement to lead to your next opposing view.

II. This is the topic sentence for your second opposing viewpoint.

A. Write a sentence of commentary.

B. Put in a quote or paraphrase. Remember to introduce it and to give a citation.

C. Write commentary sentence to help the reader understand.

D. Write a transitional statement to lead to your next opposing view.

III. This is the topic sentence for your third opposing viewpoint.

A. Write a sentence of commentary.

B. Put in a quote or paraphrase. Remember to introduce it and to give a citation.

C. Write commentary sentence to help the reader understand.

D. Write a transitional statement to lead to the proponents’ point of view.

IV. This is the topic sentence for your first proponents’ paragraph.

A. Write a sentence of commentary.

B. Write a quote or paraphrase to support this point.

C. Write a sentence of commentary for understanding.

D. Write a transitional sentence into the next proponents’ paragraph.

V. This is the topic sentence for your second proponents’ paragraph.

A. Write a sentence of commentary.

B. Write a quote or paraphrase to support this point.

C. Write a sentence of commentary for understanding.

D. Write a transitional sentence into the next proponents’ paragraph.

VI. This is the topic sentence for your third proponents’ paragraph.

A. Write a sentence of commentary.

B. Write a quote or paraphrase to support this point.

C. Write a sentence of commentary for understanding.

D. Write a transitional sentence into the next proponents’ paragraph.

VII. A. This is the topic sentence for the compromise paragraph.

B. Explain the validity and merit of the compromise.

C. Show that you know all people will not agree, but this is the best for the majority

of people.

**Remember: one sentence per Roman numeral and letter! You will, however, will more sentences of support in the argument itself than in the outline!