Essay Outline Template

Essay Outline Template INTRODUCTION Background Information General background information that grabs attention (reference) More specific background information to lead into the thesis (reference) Thesis statement Topic Outline your key points BODY Support Paragraph 1 Thesis statement Supporting Ideas Reason/Detail/Fact and transition (reference) More information and transition (reference) Maybe even more information (reference) Summarizing/Concluding/Transition sentence Support Paragraph 2 Thesis statement Supporting Ideas Reason/Detail/Fact and transition (reference) More information and transition (reference) Maybe even more information (reference) Summarizing/Concluding/Transition sentence Possible Support Paragraph 3 Thesis statement Supporting Ideas Reason/Detail/Fact and transition (reference) More information and transition (reference) Maybe even more information (reference) Summarizing/Concluding/Transition sentence Maybe even another Support Paragraph 4 (or more) Thesis statement Supporting Ideas Reason/Detail/Fact and transition (reference) More information and transition (reference) Maybe even more information (reference) Summarizing/Concluding/Transition sentence CONCLUSION Summarize/Review key points Concluding thought REFERENCES (use APA or MLA format)