Five-Paragraph Essay Outline



Romeo and Juliet Essay Outline

Which character do you feel is most to blame for the outcome?

Character most to blame: _________ ___________________

INTRODUCTION

Universal statement: This is where you grab your reader’s attention. Be as creative as you can here – write about a personal story that relates to your topic; use song lyrics or lines from a poem; give specific examples from pop culture, society, etc. Basically, make the reader want to continue reading your essay.

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T(title) A(author) G(genre) and guided summary/preview of body paragraphs (2 sentences):

In _William Shakespeare’s _ _tragic play_ _Romeo and Juliet__,

(Author) (Genre) (Title)

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Thesis statement: Give one sentence that tells your audience specifically what you’ll be writing about. What are your three reasons that (insert character you’ve chosen) is ultimately responsible for the outcome?

Therefore, ______________________________________________________________________________

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BODY PARAGRAPH ONE (first reason: ______________________________________________)

Topic sentence: This is ONE general sentence that mentions what the following paragraph will be about. Don’t give away your specific examples yet, but just hint at the idea of what the reader can expect to read about in this paragraph.

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1st Quotation to support your thesis: ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Explanation of 1st Quotation: (2-3 sentences) How/why does this quotation prove your argument? Typically this is a sentence that would include the word “because.” For example, “It is obvious that _____ is to blame from this example because . . .”

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Clincher sentence: This is one sentence that generally summarizes what the previous paragraph was all about. You don’t want to repeat everything you’ve already stated, but you want to sum up the idea of the paragraph in a few simple words. DO NOT USE THIS SENTENCE TO PREVIEW THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH!

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BODY PARAGRAPH TWO (second reason: ___________________________________________)

Topic sentence: This is ONE general sentence that mentions what the following paragraph will be about. Don’t give away your specific examples yet, but just hint at the idea of what the reader can expect to read about in this paragraph.

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2nd Quotation to support your thesis: ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Explanation of 2nd Quotation: (2-3 sentences) How/why does this quotation prove your argument? Typically this is a sentence that would include the word “because.”

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Clincher sentence: Again, this is one sentence that generally summarizes what the previous paragraph was all about. You don’t want to repeat everything you’ve already stated, but you want to sum up the idea of the paragraph in a few simple words. DO NOT USE THIS SENTENCE TO PREVIEW THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH!

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BODY PARAGRAPH THREE (third reason: ___________________________________________)

Topic sentence: This is ONE general sentence that mentions what the following paragraph will be about. Don’t give away your specific examples yet, but just hint at the idea of what the reader can expect to read about in this paragraph.

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3rd Quotation to support your thesis: ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Explanation of 3rd Quotation: (2-3 sentences) How/why does this quotation prove your argument? Typically this is a sentence that would include the word “because.”

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Clincher sentence: Again, this is one sentence that generally summarizes what the previous paragraph was all about. You don’t want to repeat everything you’ve already stated, but you want to sum up the idea of the paragraph in a few simple words.

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CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH

Rewording of thesis statement: This is one sentence that includes the TAG and restates what the purpose of your essay was. DO NOT COPY YOUR THESIS WORD FOR WORD; basically, say the same thing using different words.

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Author’s message: (1-2 sentences) What lesson or message do you think the author wanted you to learn or walk away with after reading this?

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Universal message: (1-2 sentences) This is very similar to your universal statement at the start of your paper. Avoid mentioning the plot, characters, author, etc. in this part. Just as your essay began with a general connection to the audience, so should it end.

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