文档介绍：Outlining of Essays
An essay outline is considered as the most important part in writing your essay, the skeleton of your ideas, the framework by which you'll write an impressive essay.
An essay outline is anizational plan for your writing that explains how you are going to move from one supporting paragraph to another, and how you are going to get where you want. An essay outline gives you confidence and helps you realize you know what you are talking about. Essay outline will make drafting less stressful by describing relationship of your ideas to each other as well as to the question or thesis.
Outline for a Five-Paragraph Essay
Title: ____________________
Introduction
Introductory statement
Thesis statement: ____________________
 
Body
First Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ____________________
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Second Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ____________________
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Third Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): ____________________
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Conclusion
Closing statement
Restate thesis: ____________________
Sample Outline for a Five-Paragraph Essay This is in relation to "The Hazards of Movie going"
Introductory statement
Thesis statement: I like watching movies but I prefer watching them at home.
 
Body
First Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): just getting to the theater presents difficulties
bad weather
long drive and limited parking space
long waiting to buy ticket
Second Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): facing the problems of the theater itself
old theater's problems such as smelly carpet, worn-out seat, etc
new theater's problems such as smaller size, noise from next movie theater, etc
both floors will be rubber-like dirty at the end of the movie
 
Third Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence): Some of the patrons are annoying
bad behavior such as running, talkin