Academic English- Essay Writing

Sample of Essay Outline


I. INTRODUCTION:

• ___________________________________________________________.

  II. BODY PARAGRAPH 1:

• Topic Sentence I:___________________________________________.
• Detail 1:____________________________________________________.
• Detail 2:____________________________________________________.
• Detail 3:____________________________________________________.

  III. BODY PARAGRAPH II:

• Transition/Topic Sentence II:_________________________________.
• Detail 1:____________________________________________________.
• Detail 2:____________________________________________________.
• Detail 3:____________________________________________________.

  IV. BODY PARAGRAPH III:

• Transition/Topic Sentence III:_________________________________.
• Detail 1:____________________________________________________.
• Detail 2:____________________________________________________.
• Detail 3:____________________________________________________.

  V. BODY PARAGRAPH IV:

• Transition/Opening Sentence:_________________________________.
• Detail 1:____________________________________________________.
• Detail 2:____________________________________________________.
• Detail 3:____________________________________________________.

  VI. CONCLUSION:

• ___________________________________________________________.

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Here notes for writing essay for downloads (the one that we discuss in class with a bit of additional information and examples.)

• Essay Writing (.docx)
• Essay Writing (.doc)
  

Here the link to OWL Writing lab where you can read different type of essays....

• Narrative writing
• Expository writing
• Descriptive writing
• Argumentative writing
• Text book examples (Vision) in p.146, p.163, p.179 and p.190.
  

(correction; in class I stated that the forth paragraph in argumentative essay with other name, it was actually call rebuttal sections where you state your opposition arguments, then you refute it with your arguments. You are not agreeing with your opposition arguments, instead you put the arguments there to break your opposition arguments.