How to turn your Outline into a Paper

How to turn your Outline into a Paper Read through this Power. Point carefully and you will have all the skills you need to successfully write your paper. Make sure you take notes.

Your Outline has everything you need for your body paragraphs. The underlined sections are things you must ADD n I. Paragraph 1 n A. Paragraph 1 continued n 1. Supporting details in Paragraph 1. For each detail, you should have 23 sentences of analysis (your own words explaining why the detail is important) n 2. Supporting details in Paragraph 1 n 3. Supporting details in Paragraph 1 Concluding sentence for paragraph one. (restate opening—not repeat!!) n B. Paragraph 2 (make sure you have a transition!!!) n 1. Supporting details in Paragraph 2 n 2. Supporting details in Paragraph 2 n 3. Supporting details in Paragraph 2 Concluding sentence for paragraph two. (restate opening—not repeat!!) Concluding sentence for first subtopic (restate Roman Numeral 1) **If you have a C, that would be paragraph 3. The concluding sentence for subtopic 1 goes at the end of all the letters (A, B, C etc) See in Appendix 1 & 2 handouts**

Your outline DOES NOT have an introduction or conclusion. This you will do on your own. n Follow these guidelines to make sure your introduction and conclusion have awesome structure!

Introductions & Conclusions for 12 th grade research paper

Introduction n n Has three or more sentences including a thesis Has more than forty words DOES NOT CITE information (intro should be common knowledge info—your own words) Introduces the focus of the composition (3 to 4 sentences) n n n presents background information, introduces the concept being explored (your topic), Includes a thesis statement that presents the main idea that you are developing n n has a clear attitude about the subject being explored Thesis is the last sentence

Your paper is NOT a biography or a history report, BUT your intro needs to have… n A hook (don’t bore the reader to death) n n n Anecdote or quote by/about the person or topic Background info on the person or topic *BREIF* Bio info or explanation of topic THE ARGUMENT (Thesis)

Conclusion n n Restates (NOT repeats) thesis statement Has 3 or more sentences Shows some insight into the topic Gives a finished feeling to the essay

n Restate thesis but do not repeat thesis word for word. n n Offer insight to the person or topic through… n n May be broken up into more than one sentence if all elements are still present Legacy left by the person—Later life BIO info Death/obituary (Relate all to the CHARACTER ) Offering a solution to your argument or an insight into the argument/topic by explaining why the audience should care about your topic. Clincher n Ties up loose ends and gives the paper the finished feel—refer back to your hook (do not REPEAT the hook!!!)

You must have your introductory Paragraph and 1 body paragraph finished by the end of class. You will be turning these in for Ms. Carmichael to read!!!!!

Click through the sample packet on my website to help solidify understanding Good luck!