ENGL240 Week 3 Writing Assignment Outline latest 2018 july

Week 3 Writing Assignment: Outline

This week you will be writing an outline for your final paper. Your outline must include introduction, body, and conclusion sections and be in outline format.

Due Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time)

In the introduction section of your outline, include the thesis statement you submitted for your Thesis Assignment, making any necessary revisions based on instructor feedback. Your outline should stem directly from your revised thesis statement. You should also include topic sentences (for each section) and paragraph transitions that help tie your major points together.

Remember that your final essay must be a minimum of 5 pages long not counting your cover page or references, so you will need somewhere between 6-8 body paragraphs.

Helpful hints:

Your outline should remain without bias. You must equally present the arguments of both sides of the issue without revealing which side you agree with.

Your outline must be written in third person.

Each topic sentence should directly relate back to the thesis statement.

You may use the outline template provided. Remember to use appropriate formatting as per APA (6th ed.): https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/0

Expository Essay Outline Template

When you write an expository essay that presents two sides of an issue without revealing bias, there are three primary organizational tactics that can be used:

1. Present all the major arguments on one side of the issue, and then present all the major arguments of the opposing viewpoint.

2. Present one of the major issues relating to the overarching topic, and in the same paragraph, discuss the viewpoints of both sides on this particular issue.

3. In one paragraph, present one of the viewpoints on one major aspect of the controversy, and then follow that paragraph with another paragraph presenting the opposing views’ arguments related to the same aspect of the controversy. You then repeat that pattern one to three more times.

Carefully consider these options, choose one, and continue with this organizational strategy for your entire essay.

You may use the below outline template:

I. Introduction

a. Hook:________________________________________________________

b. Thesis statement:_______________________________________________

II. Body Paragraph 1

a. Transition:_____________________________________________________

b. Topic Sentence:_________________________________________________

i. Supporting detail 1:________________________________________

ii. Supporting detail 2:________________________________________

iii. Supporting detail 3:________________________________________

III. Body Paragraph 2

a. Transition:_____________________________________________________

b. Topic Sentence:_________________________________________________

i. Supporting detail 1:________________________________________

ii. Supporting detail 2:________________________________________

iii. Supporting detail 3:________________________________________

IV. Body Paragraph 3

a. Transition:_____________________________________________________

b. Topic Sentence:_________________________________________________

i. Supporting detail 1:________________________________________

ii. Supporting detail 2:________________________________________

iii. Supporting detail 3:________________________________________

V. Body Paragraph 4

a. Transition:_____________________________________________________

b. Topic Sentence:_________________________________________________

i. Supporting detail 1:________________________________________

ii. Supporting detail 2:________________________________________

iii. Supporting detail 3:________________________________________

VI. Conclusion

a. Transition:_____________________________________________________