Paper Outline

Paper Topic:____________________________________________________

I. Introduction Possible ideas for the introduction (see front side of handout for suggestions): _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

II. Thesis Statement (Usually the last sentence(s) in the introduction): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

III. Body (A paper may have a few or many main points; decide how many your paper will need) Main Point: ___________________________________________________________________ Examples/Details/Explanations:

a. ______________________________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________________________

Main Point: ___________________________________________________________________ Examples/Details/Explanations: a.______________________________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________________________

Main Point: ___________________________________________________________________ Examples/Details/Explanations:

a. ______________________________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________________________

Main Point: ___________________________________________________________________ Examples/Details/Explanations:

a. ______________________________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________________________

III. Conclusion Reworded Thesis (Usually found near the beginning of the conclusion): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________