grand canyon phi105 week 4 Persuasive Essay: Outline Worksheet assignment december 2013
Name:
Persuasive Essay: OutlineWorksheet
Review
“How Do I Organize My Brainstorm into an Outline?” of “The Writing Process”
Media piece.
Assignment
Directions:
Outline
your persuasive essay below by completing the following:
1)
Use
the feedback you received from your instructor to revise your thesis statement.
Write your thesis as a complete sentence as you would in your essay.Record your
thesis statement in the “Thesis Sentence” entry under the Introductory
Paragraph heading below.
2)
Create
a topic sentence for each of the three paragraphs that comprise the body of
your essay. Record the topic sentences in each of the “Topic Sentence” entries
under the “Support for Thesis” headings. Your topic sentence should support
your thesis and provide a transition between the paragraphs.
3) Record at least
three details for each topic sentence. These details should provide support for
the topic sentence. (Review the example outline below)
4) Record
a concluding sentence under the “Conclusion” heading. This should be your
thesis restated in different words.
Example
Introductory Paragraph
Thesis
Sentence: Earning a degree online is great for working adults because it
is convenient, economical, and allows them to learn with other working adults
around the world.
Support for Thesis 1
Topic
Sentence:Online
learning is convenient.
A. Detail
A: You can study and learn from home.
B. Detail
B: It is easier to balance work-life obligations.
C. Detail
C: You can attend class any time you would like.
Persuasive Essay
Outline
Introductory
Paragraph
Thesis Sentence:
Support
for Thesis 1
Topic Sentence:
Detail A:
Detail B:
Detail C:
Support
for Thesis 2
Topic Sentence:
Detail A:
Detail B:
Detail C:
Support
for Thesis 3
Topic Sentence:
Detail A:
Detail B:
Detail C:
Conclusion
Thesis Sentence (restated in different words):
Grading
Criteria
Consider
the following criteria when developing the outline for your essay. These
criteria will be applied when this assignment is graded.
1) Outline
contains a thesis statement.
2) Outline
contains a topic sentence for each of the three paragraphs of the body of the
essay.
3)
Transitions
between paragraphs are evident and appropriate.
4)
Contains
three details for each topic sentence; details provide support of the related
topic sentence.
5)
Outline contains concluding sentence, which
restates the thesis in different words.
