WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER

FORMAL SENTENCE OUTLINE FORMAT

Topic: Key statement that describes the topic of your speech

General Purpose: To inform about social Pscyhology

Specific Purpose: Provide more insight on the discipline. Your specific purpose identifies the

information you want to

communicate (in an informative speech) or the attitude or behavior

you want to change (in a persuasive speech).

I. Introduction

According to People-watching is a universal hobby. As we observe people, we form ideas about how
human beings think about, influence, and relate to one another. Ask the questions have you ever
watch people interacting and thinks to yourself, what made them respond the way they did?
Well, this is the central focus of social Psychology this paper will discuss social Psychology
and provide more insight about the discipline. As a Psychology student this information serves
as a guide to gain better knowledge about the subject and will be pertinent to the understand
people and how they function on a social level. First, I will describe define social psychology,
and the importance of the study, second, I will examine how this branch of psychology differs
from other disciplines and last I will explain the role of research in Social Psychology.
II. Restate thesis, exact statement as above. To begin with, OR First of all, To begin with

A. to begin with social psychology tatement of the first main point; you should not use a

source in this sentence.

1.What ? Idea of development or support for the first main point

a. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

b. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

2. What ? More development or support

a. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

b. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

3.What? More development if needed

a. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

b. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

Transition Sentence that will connect to you to the next paragraph Next, Later, After that,
__________________________________________________________________________________.

B. Statement of second main point. Do not use a source in this statement.

1.What ? Idea of development or support for the first main point

a. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

b. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

2. What ? More development or support

a. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

b. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

 3.What? More development if needed

a. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

b. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

Transition Sentence that will connect to you to the next paragraph Finally OR Lastly,

__________________________________________________________________________________.

C. Statement of third main point. Do not use a source in this statement.

1.What ? Idea of development or support for the first main point

a. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

b. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

2. What ? More development or support

a. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

b. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

3.What? More development if needed

a. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source)

b. Why? Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source)

 III. Conclusion

A. Review of Main Points:

1. Restate your first main point.

2. Restate your second main point.

3. Restate you third main point.

B. Restate Thesis: Exact same as above.

 C. Closure: Develop a creative closing that will give the speech a sense of ending. This

point may be more than one sentence. You should refer back to your Attention-Getter.

The final sentence of the concluding paragraph and essay leaves the reader with a

powerful thought that extends the two implication sentences. This sentence could be a famous

quotation, twist on a common phrase, or strong words.

Conclusion – Restatement of Thesis

A. Interpretation of information

B. Overall importance of information presented

C. Trends in the future?

D. Historical impact?