Academic Writing
Outline
Name: _________________________ Date:
_______________
Topic: ________________________________________________________
I. Introduction
Hook
(quote, question, statistic or story)
General to
specific ideas
Thesis
Statement
II. Body Paragraph 1
Topic Sentence 1
(facts,
statistics, examples, or quotes)
Support
1a
Support 1b
Support 1c
III.
Body Paragraph 2
Topic Sentence 2
(facts, statistics,
examples, or quotes)
Support 2a
Support 2b
Support 2c
IV. Body Paragraph 3
Topic Sentence 3
(facts,
statistics, examples, or quotes)
Support 3a
Support 3b
Support 3c
V. Conclusion
Summary of main ideas
(consequences, predictions, and/or connection to hook)
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