Senior Project Informative Paper Outline



Senior Project Informative Paper Outline

I. Introduction

A. Hook: Use a story, statistic, interesting fact, etc. to grab your reader’s attention about your topic

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B. Audience: Make it clear who your audience is; in this case, a community member of Odessa, someone interested in this topic, etc. and why they would be compelled to read the rest of your paper

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C. Credibility: If you have any connection or relationship with your topic; for instance, if you are researching cancer and have a family member who struggled with the disease, explain that here

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D. Thesis: State the purpose of your paper; what should your audience get out of your paper when they walk away?

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E. Preview: State your main ideas in the order you will be discussing them.

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II. First Main Idea

A. Topic Sentence: _________________________________________________________

B. Supporting Evidence

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C. Supporting Evidence

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D. Supporting Evidence

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E. Transition

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III. Second Main Idea

A. Topic Sentence: _________________________________________________________

B. Supporting Evidence

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C. Supporting Evidence

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D. Supporting Evidence

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E. Transition

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IV. Third Main Idea

A. Topic Sentence: _________________________________________________________

B. Supporting Evidence

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C. Supporting Evidence

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D. Supporting Evidence

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E. Transition

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(You may have 4 or more main ideas because you are writing an 8-10 page paper. Use this page to add them here, following the same format as the first 3 main ideas)

V. Conclusion

A. Summarize your main ideas using specific details:

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B. Conclude your paper, making it clear what the audience should understand after reading your paper. You may want to refer back to your hook or credibility steps to show how you have addressed the ideas you brought up in the beginning of your paper.

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