Expository Essay: Outline Directions: Please Review Your

Expository Essay Outline Directions 1 Please review your Topic 3

Expository Essay: Outline Directions: 1. Please review your Topic 3

Review your Topic 3 readings and the “Planning and Getting Started” section of “The Writing Process” media piece. Fill in the outline and references sections below. Make sure to use complete sentences when completing the outline.

Expository Essay Topic: [Specify your topic here]

Essay Title: [Specify your essay title here]

Outline

I. Introduction

Begin with a hook sentence to capture your audience’s attention, then provide a brief background of the topic and end with your thesis statement.

  • Hook: Have you ever been personally targeted by another individual? Maybe not having your head forced into a toilet, but verbally hurt? The issue of bullying can be quite serious in today's age. The effects bullying can have on its victims may last throughout their lives, or result in a tragic ending.
  • Additional background information: Physical issues, emotional issues, social issues
  • Mapped Thesis statement: Bullying can have an impact on children which can cause physical, social, and emotional issues.

II. Support

Supporting Point #1 (subtopic 1)

  • Topic sentence for this first sub-topic: ____________________
  • Two to three paraphrased supporting details from your research with in-text citations
  • Supporting paraphrase 1: ____________________
  • Supporting paraphrase 2: ____________________
  • Explain why this research is important to your audience (avoid 1st & 2nd person): ____________________

Supporting Point #2 (subtopic 2)

  • Topic sentence for this second sub-topic: ____________________
  • Two to three paraphrased supporting details from your research with in-text citations
  • Supporting paraphrase 1: ____________________
  • Supporting paraphrase 2: ____________________
  • Explain why this research is important to your audience (avoid 1st & 2nd person): ____________________

Supporting Point #3 (subtopic 3)

  • Topic sentence for this third sub-topic: ____________________
  • Two to three paraphrased supporting details from your research with in-text citations
  • Supporting paraphrase 1: ____________________
  • Supporting paraphrase 2: ____________________
  • Explain why this research is important to your audience (avoid 1st & 2nd person): ____________________

III. Conclusion

  • Paraphrase your thesis statement: ____________________
  • Summarize main points: ____________________
  • Final remarks: ____________________

References

Organize all references used in the essay and list them below in alphabetical order based on the author’s last name. Ensure the reference page is double-spaced with hanging indents of ½ inch, as per the style guidelines.

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