Creating an Outline for Option 1
Instructions: Write complete sentences to fill in the items below.
Introduction:
| Introduction: · Establish the topic · Identify the film you are analyzing · End with a clear thesis statement |
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| Thesis Statement (fill in the blanks on the right): | As is evident in the film The Color Purple (or The Great Gatsby), Franklin’s assertion that the American Dream is available to all people is (correct / incorrect) because (point 1), (point 2), and (point 3) (you will determine three points in support of your thesis, and those will become the topics of your three body paragraphs). |
Body Paragraphs: This is where you will develop each of the points in your thesis statement.
| Body Paragraph 1: Elaborate on the first point in your thesis statement | Topic Sentence: Detail 1: Detail 2: Detail 3: Concluding Sentence: Quote(s) you will use to support this point: |
| Body Paragraph 2: Elaborate on the second point in your thesis statement | Topic Sentence: Detail 1: Detail 2: Detail 3: Concluding Sentence: Quote(s) you will use to support this point: |
| Body Paragraph 3: Elaborate on the third point in your thesis statement | Topic Sentence: Detail 1: Detail 2: Detail 3: Concluding Sentence: Quote(s) you will use to support this point |
Conclusion:
| Conclusion: Summarize the main points in the body paragraphs and paraphrase your thesis. |
Outline