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    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)

    __________________________________________________________________ ___ __________________________________ ___ ________________

    1. (further elaboration about point A)_________________________________ _____________________________________________ ___ ____________

    2. (further elaboration/explanation) __________________________________ ____________________________________________ ___ _____________ B. ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ___ ________

    1. ___________ ____________________________________ ___ _____ __________________ ___ _______________________________________

    2. ___________ _____ ___ ____________________________________ ________________________ ___ _________________________________ C. ________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ ___ ____________________________

    1. ___________ _________________________________________ ___ _________________________________________________________

    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. ___________ ________________________________________ _______ _

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    1. ___________ _________________________________________ _______ ________________________________________________________ ____

    2. ________ ________________________________________ _______ _______________________________________________________ _____ B. _____________________________________________________________________

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    ________________________________________________________ ____ 2. ________ ________________________________________ _______

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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.

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