Sample Outline

  1. Introduction

    1. Background information about your topic/ general
    2. More background information
    3. Thesis: Thesis sentence is usually the last sentence in the intro

  2. Body paragraph #1: Topic sentence should relate back to thesis

    1. Details relating to above topic sentence #1

      1. Examples
      2. Examples

    2. Details relating to above topic sentence #1

  3. Body paragraph #2: Topic sentence should relate back to thesis

    1. Details relating to above topic sentence #2
    2. Details relating to above topic sentence #2

      1. Examples
      2. Examples

    3. Details relating to above topic sentence #2

  4. Body paragraph #3: Topic sentence should relate back to thesis

    1. Details relating to above topic sentence #3
    2. Details relating to above topic sentence #3

  5. Conclusion

    1. Recap thesis
    2. Recap main ideas
    3. Final comment