Writing Workshop

1. How to create an Outline?
Planning your essay

2. Video:
Outlining
Watch
the video
Write 2
important
details
about
outlining

3. How do I create an outline?
• Determine the purpose of your paper.
• Determine the audience you are writing for.
• Develop the thesis of your paper.

4. Then:
• Brainstorm: List all the ideas that you want to include
in your paper.
• Organize: Group related ideas together.
• Order: Arrange material in subsections from general to
specific or from abstract to concrete.
• Label: Create main and sub headings.
• Remember: creating an outline before writing your
paper will make organizing your thoughts a lot easier.
Whether you follow the suggested guidelines is up to
you, but making any kind of outline (even just some
jotting down some main ideas) will be beneficial to
your writing process.

5. Example of an Essay Outline
I. Introduction
A. Opening/Hook/ Grabber (sentence, anecdote, quotation)
B. Thesis Statement (Topic + Opinion = Thesis Statement)
II. Body ( essay needs 3 body paragraphs minimum = repeat this
part of the outline 2 more times)
A. Transitional/ Opening/ Topic Sentence
B. Evidence/Citation/ Quotation from the text
C. Explanation of evidence/citation/quotation (how does it
support your thesis statement)
D. Closing Sentence
III. Conclusion
A. Transitional sentence wrapping up paper / restate your
argument or thesis statement
B. Closing Sentence