Research Essay Outline

Research Paper Outline
I. Introductory Paragraph
A. Intro that grabs the reader’s attention (quote from: famous
person about person, an event, anecdote about the person, etc)
B. Say something about person, event, etc. that can easily lead to
thesis statement.
C. Thesis statement p. 684, 764
II. Body paragraph #1
A. Topic Sentence (First information you found from researching
your focus question)
B. Facts, statistics, direct quotations
C. Analogies, comparisons, expert opinions
D. Own ideas, opinions, comments about what you found out p. 683
III. Body Paragraph #2
A. Topic Sentence (Next idea you found out from researching your
focus question)
B. Facts, statistics, direct quotations
C. Analogies, comparisons, expert opinions
D. Own ideas, opinions, comments about what you found out p. 683
IV. Body Paragraph #3
A. Topic Sentence (Third piece of information you found out from
researching your focus question)
B. Facts, statistics, direct quotations
C. Analogies, comparisons, expert opinions
D. Own ideas, opinions, comments about what you found out p. 683
V. Conclusion p. 764
A. Make a discussion about the answers you found researching
your focus question
B. Include what else might you like to know about this topic.
C. Explain why this topic is important

VI. Works cited list/bibliography
A. Must include all sources cited in correct format. p. 678