Academic Writing Outline     Name: _________________________         Date: _______________

Topic: ________________________________________________________                                                                                                  

  I. Introduction

           Hook (quote, question, statistic or story)

                      General to specific ideas


                                 Thesis Statement 

   
II. Body Paragraph 1 

              Topic Sentence 1
                                         (facts, statistics, examples, or quotes)

                 Support 1a                             
                           
                 Support 1b                                          

                 Support 1c

III. Body Paragraph 2
    Topic Sentence 2
                              (facts, statistics, examples, or quotes)

                 Support 2a 

                 Support 2b

                 Support 2c
 
IV. Body Paragraph 3

                Topic Sentence 3
                           (facts, statistics, examples, or quotes)                         

                 Support 3a 

                 Support 3b 
 
                 Support 3c

  V. Conclusion

           Summary of main ideas                           
                           (consequences, predictions, and/or connection to hook)          


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