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Please complete an outline for the mythology paper: should children under the age of twelve study mythology?

What is an outline?

When writing an academic essay, an outline can help you structure and plan your arguments and ideas, while creating a guide for how to organize your paragraphs. Almost all essays can follow the same basic structure with variations based on the number of paragraphs or specific requirements.

Tips:

  • Decide on the thesis and main points first.
  • You do not need to start writing your paper with the introduction.
  • Try writing the thesis and body first; then go back and figure out how to best introduce the body and conclude the paper.
  • Use transitions between main points and between examples within the main points.
  • Always keep your thesis in the forefront of your mind while writing; everything in your paper must point back to the thesis.

Sample Outline Template

  1. Introduction
    1. Hook/ Attention Grabber
      1. Provide a sentence that will catch the readers
      2. Try not to make a broad/generalized
      3. Offer something concise and
    2. Background Information
      1. Provide general background
      2. Offer some more specific background information (as needed).
      3. Provide the title of the piece and the authors name if the essay is about a specific book/poem/article/passage.
    3. Thesis Statement
      1. State your topic and Remember
      2. that a thesis = claim + reasons.
      3. Outline your main points and ideas.
  1. Body
  • Paragraph 1 (first main point)
      1. Topic sentence: what is this paragraph about?
      2. Supporting evidence and ideas
        1. Give reasons, facts, proof, statistics, quotes (with citations).
        2. Analyze your supporting
          • Why does your evidence matter? What does it mean?
          • Transition to the next
        3. Summarize and transition to your next main idea.
  • Paragraph 2 (second main point)
    1. Topic sentence: what is this paragraph about?
    2. Supporting evidence and ideas
      1. Give reasons, facts, proof, statistics, quotes (with citations).
      2. Analyze your supporting
        • Why does your evidence matter? What does it mean?
        • Transition to the next
      3. Summarize and transition to your next main idea.
  • Possible Paragraph 3 (third main point)
    1. Topic sentence: what is this paragraph about?
    2. Supporting evidence and ideas
      1. Give reasons, facts, proof, statistics, quotes (with citations).
      2. Analyze your supporting
        • Why does your evidence matter? What does it mean?
        • Transition to the next
      3. Summarize and transition to your next main idea or conclusion.
  1. Conclusion
    1. Summarize key points and pull it all
      1. Dont introduce new information/
      2. Dont repeat your writing verbatim from previous parts of the
    2. Offer closing thoughts and give the reader something to think
      1. Suggest a call-to-
      2. Provide a look into the future related to your
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