Formal (Extended) Paper Outline
I. Introduction—This paragraph provides background, then ends with your THESIS. A. Thesis statement:
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II. (Topic of body paragraph #1, stated as a topic sentence) _____________________________________________________________________ __ ________________________________________________________ A. (supporting detail from your research notes—citation)
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1. (further elaboration about point A)_________________________________ _____________________________________________ ___ ____________
2. (further elaboration/explanation) __________________________________ ____________________________________________ ___ _____________ B. ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ___ ________
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2. ___________ _____ ___ ____________________________________ ________________________ ___ _________________________________ C. ________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ ___ ____________________________
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2. ______________ _________________________________________ _________ ___ ________________________________________________
III. (Topic of body paragraph #2, stated as a topic sentence) ____________________________________________________________________ ___ ___________ ___ ___________________________________________ A. ________________________________________________________________ __ ___ _______________________________________________________
1. ______________ _________________________________________ ___________ ___ ______________________________________________
2. ______________ _________________________________________
Formal (Extended) Paper Outline
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2. _________ ________________ ___ __________ ___ _______________ _______________________________________________ ______ ________ B. _____________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________ ____ IV. (TS #3) ________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________ ______ A. _____________________________________________________________________
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2. ________ ________________________________________ _______ _______________________________________________________ _____ B. _____________________________________________________________________
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V. Continue this same format for the remainder of your outline…until you reach the conclusion. In the conclusion, provide the “so what?” factor. Do not simply recap.