MakinganOutlineAPlanThatBuildsanEssayIntroductionWhatisanoutline?Beforeyoubeginwritingthefirstdraftofyouressay,itisbesttomakeanoutline.Anoutlineisageneralplanofwhatyouaregoingtowrite.Youcancomparemakinganoutlinetodrawingplanstobuildahouse.Beforeonebeginstobuildahouse,itisbesttodrawupplanstomakesurethatahouseisbuiltinthewayyouwant.Thesameistruewithwritinganessayandmakinganoutline.IntroductionTheBenefitsofanOutlineAnoutlineofanessaycanbeveryhelpfulfortworeasons:Anoutlinewillhelpmakeyouressaymoreorganized.Acarefulplanwillhelpyourbodyparagraphsstayfocusedontheideasinyourthesisstatement.Anoutlinesavestimeforwriters.Preparinganoutlinecantaketime,butwhenyouarefinished,youwillbeabletowritetheroughdraftofyouressaymorequicklythanifyoudidn’thaveanoutline.ExampleOutlineHereisanexampleofhowablankoutlinemightlook:EssayOutlineI.IntroductionThesis:_____________________II.BodyParagraph#1-TopicSentence:_____________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaIII.BodyParagraph#2-TopicSentence:____________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaIV.BodyParagraph#3-TopicSentence:____________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaV.ConclusionTheProcessMakinganOutlineInaformaloutline,Romannumeralscanbeusedtorepresentparagraphs.Capitalletterscanbeusedtorepresentsupportingdetailsfortheparagraphs.EssayOutlineI.IntroductionThesis:____________________II.BodyParagraph#1-TopicSentence:_________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaIII.BodyParagraph#2-TopicSentence:_________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaIV.BodyParagraph#3-TopicSentence:_________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaV.ConclusionTheProcessThesisStatementTobeginanoutline,youneedtostartwithyourthesisstatement.Thethesisstatementwillbeyourguidethroughouttheprocessofwritingyouressay.Fromthethesisstatement,youcanbeginwritingthetopicsentencesforthebodyparagraphsintheoutline.ESSAYOUTLINEThesisStatementTopicSentence#1TopicSentence#2TopicSentence#3TheProcessTopicSentencesThetopicsentenceforeachbodyparagraphshouldsupportthethesisstatement.Thetopicsentencesneedtoagreewiththemainideaorsubpointsinthethesisstatement;otherwise,theessaycouldbeconfusing.ThesisStatementAjobinterviewcanoftenmakeorbreakyourchancesofgettingyourdreamjob.Thereareseveralthingsthatyoucandoinaninterviewtoincreasethepossibilityofyoursuccesssuchasdressingproperly,answeringinterviewquestionsthoroughly,andaskinggoodquestionsattheendoftheinterview.TheProcessTopicSentencesTopicSentenceParagraph#1:Thewayyoudresscanhaveabigimpactonaninterviewpanel’sfirstimpressionsofyou.TopicSentence-Paragraph#2:Aninterviewisanopportunityforpotentialemployerstogettoknowyoubetter,soitisimportantthatyouanswereachquestionascompletelyaspossible.TopicSentence-Paragraph#3:Bypreparingsomethoughtfulquestionsfortheendoftheinterview,youcanshowthepanelthatyouhavepreparedfortheinterviewandwantthejob.TheProcessSupportingDetailsUnderthetopicsentenceforeachparagraph,listsomeofthesupportingdetails,examples,orideasyouwanttoincludeineachparagraph.TheProcessSupportingDetailsII.BodyParagraph#1:TopicSentence:Thewayyoudresscanhaveabigimpactonaninterviewpanel’sfirstimpressionsofyou.A.Menandwomenshouldconsiderwearingdarksuits.B.Conservativedresswillshowtheinterviewpanelyouareseriousaboutwhatyoudo.C.Don’tcarrytoomanythingsintotheinterview.Anotebook,pens,and/orlaptopcomputershouldbecarriedinabriefcase.D.Hairandnailsshouldbecleanandneat.supportingdetails,examples,andideasI.Introduction-ThesisStatement:Ajobinterviewcanoftenmakeorbreakyourchancesofgettingyourdreamjob.Thereareseveralthingsthatyoucandoinaninterviewtoincreasethepossibilityofyoursuccesssuchas,dressingproperly,answeringinterviewquestionsthoroughly,andaskinggoodquestionsattheendoftheinterview.II.BodyParagraph#1:TopicSentence:Thewayyoudresscanhaveabigimpactonaninterviewpanel’sfirstimpressionsofyou.A.Menandwomenshouldconsiderwearingdarksuits.B.Conservativedresswillshowtheinterviewpanelyouareseriousaboutwhatyoudo.C.Don’tcarrytoomanythingsintotheinterview.Anotebook,pens,and/orlaptopcomputershouldbecarriedinabriefcase.D.Hairandnailsshouldbecleanandneat.III.BodyParagraph#2:TopicSentence:Aninterviewisanopportunityforpotentialemployerstogettoknowyoubetter,soitisimportantthatyouanswereachquestionascompletelyaspossible.A.Askinterviewerstorepeatquestionsyoudon’tunderstand.B.Takesometimetothinkaboutthequestionsbeforeyouanswer.C.Anotebooktowritedownkeywordsininterviewquestionsissometimeshelpful.IV.BodyParagraph#3:TopicSentence:Bypreparingsomethoughtfulquestionsfortheendoftheinterview,youcanshowthepanelthatyouhavepreparedfortheinterviewandwantthejob.A.Researchthejoband/orcompanybeforeyougototheinterview.B.Theinterviewisyouropportunitytogettoknowyourpotentialemployer.Askquestionsaboutcompanygoals,mission,expectationsofemployees,etc.C.Don’taskquestionsaboutbenefitsorsalaryduringtheinterview.Youshouldtrytogetthisinformationbeforeyouapplyforthejob.IV.Conclusion:Don’tunderestimatetheimportanceofagoodinterview.ExampleOutlineI.Introduction-ThesisStatement:II.BodyParagraph#1:TopicSentence:Therearemanyadvantagestoavegetariandiet.A.Vegetariansingestlessfatandcholeste