Jane Schaffer Essay Outline



Jane Schaffer Essay Outline

Introduction Paragraph

1) Topic sentence (your hook!)

2) Thesis (this is only 1 sentence long and sums up what your essay is about)

3) Information about body paragraph 1

4) Information about body paragraph 2

5) Information about body paragraph 3

(Once I have read your introduction paragraph I should know exactly what you are going to be writing about. There should be no surprises within your essay that take you off the topics that you have listed above.)

Body Paragraph 1 – This is what you stated in sentence 3 in the introduction paragraph. Don’t get off topic!

1) Topic sentence

2) Concrete detail #1(this is your example/fact)

3) Commentary (this is your explanation of the concrete detail and how it relates to your thesis/topic)

4) Concrete detail #2 (this is your example/fact)

5) Commentary (this is your explanation of the concrete detail and how it relates to your thesis/topic)

Body Paragraph 2 – This is what you stated in sentence 4 in the introduction paragraph. Don’t get off topic!

1) Topic sentence

2) Concrete detail #1(this is your example/fact)

3) Commentary (this is your explanation of the concrete detail and how it relates to your thesis/topic)

4) Concrete detail #2 (this is your example/fact)

5) Commentary (this is your explanation of the concrete detail and how it relates to your thesis/topic)

Body Paragraph 3 – This is what you stated in sentence 5 in the introduction paragraph. Don’t get off topic!

1) Topic sentence

2) Concrete detail #1(this is your example/fact)

3) Commentary (this is your explanation of the concrete detail and how it relates to your thesis/topic)

4) Concrete detail #2 (this is your example/fact)

5) Commentary (this is your explanation of the concrete detail and how it relates to your thesis/topic)

Conclusion Paragraph

1) Topic Sentence

2) Restate thesis statement (Try to flip flop the wording. DO NOT restate it word for word)

3) Cover your main points from your body paragraphs.

4) Cover your main points from your body paragraphs.

5) Cover your main points from your body paragraphs.

6) Write a final statement about your topic that sums up what your essay was about. Try to make this a profound statement that will leave your reader in ‘awe’ of your essay.

Other Possible Body Paragraph Outline

Body Paragraph

1) Topic sentence

2) Concrete detail #1(this is your example/fact)

3) Commentary to CD #1(this is your explanation of the concrete detail and how it relates to your thesis/topic)

4) Commentary to CD #1

5) Concrete detail #2 (this is your example/fact)

6) Commentary to CD #2 (this is your explanation of the concrete detail and how it relates to your thesis/topic)

7) Commentary to CD #2 (this is your explanation of the concrete detail and how it relates to your thesis/topic)

“Money Words” for transitions –

• In addition to,

• For example,

• Therefore,

• However,

• This shows…

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