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Outlining 101

Outlining 101. The point of an outline is to organize your thoughts and make sure you have enough support to write your essay. Your outline will be collected and graded for every essay. What your outline should contain. 1. Your complete thesis statement 2. Your topic sentences (subthesis)

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Outlining 101

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  1. Outlining 101 The point of an outline is to organize your thoughts and make sure you have enough support to write your essay. Your outline will be collected and graded for every essay.

  2. What your outline should contain • 1. Your complete thesis statement • 2. Your topic sentences (subthesis) • 3. ALL textual evidence (quotes) • 4. Analysis – WHY your quote supports your thesis

  3. Thesis:

  4. Structure of an Outline The items in bold must be included when you turn in your outline (thesis and topic sentences, ALL quotes and ALL analysis) the other items you may leave general. It might be in your best interest to type a generic format for the outline onto your computer or flash drive and pull it up and change it for each essay

  5. I. Introduction A.Attack sentence (1 sentence) B. Summary – give context of book/story, not too much detail (2-4 sentences) C. Thesis – main argument, contains title of work and author (1 sentence) II. Body Paragraph 1 A. Topic sentence/subthesis – ONE support of the main argument B. First support 1. Setup/Claim – What your quote is going to say or where you are pulling it from in the story (like in a DVD menu selection screen) to let your reader know where you are in the story 2. Support – Textual evidence (your quote) 3. Analysis – why does the quote support your main argument/thesis. NO outside sources, NO summary. C. Second support (same structure as first) D. Third support (same structure as first) E. Conclusion sentence –ties up the idea in the paragraph III. Body paragraph 2 (same structure as body paragraph 1) IV. Body paragraph 3 (if applicable, same structure as body paragraph 1) V. Conclusion A. Restate thesis B. Summarize paper, focus on main argument and best supports

  6. Essay grading policy – 100 points • 40% Structure • 40% Content • 15% Style • 5% Mechanics and Grammar

  7. Structure – 40% • Clear, complete sentences 10% • Necessary structure sentences 10% • Supports in sequence (well organized) – 10% • No non sequiturs (statements which do not follow logically from the statement before them) 10%

  8. Content • All details are relevant 10 % • There is enough specific textual evidence (quotes) 10% • Analysis explains quotes effectively and is not confusing 10% • Introduction and Conclusion 10%

  9. Style • Transitions • Sentence variation • Variation in diction (wording) • Gracefull integration of quotes • Formal tone • 3rd person – no “I,”“You,”“we” • No awkward or imaginary words

  10. Mechanics and Grammar • Proper verb tense – PRESENT • Clear use of pronouns • Subject/Verb agreement and pronoun/antecedent agreement • No fragments or run on sentences • No contractions (ex. Don’t) • Spelling • Punctuation • Format

  11. Crafting analysis • Your analysis connects your quote to the main argument • Analysis explains why the claim that you have made before your quote is supported by the quote and why the quote supports your argument • Avoid filler such as “this quote shows” or any variation of “this quote (verb)”

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