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. ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ___ ________

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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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.