ENG 101: QUANTITY / QUALITY

Essay 1 Outline
Name: Section:
*Does it grab
Introduction the reader’s
attention?
Hook:

*Does it provide
Background: an overview of
the general
argument (not
your position)?
Does it provide
the reader with
necessary
information?
*Does it answer
*Working Thesis Statement: the essay
question?

* Does it help
BODY 1. answer the
Topic sentence: essay question
and connect to
the thesis
statement?

Argument =

 Text evidence (quote/parphrase/summary) or own example:

 Text evidence (quote/parphrase/summary) or own example:

* Does it help
BODY 2. answer the essay
Topic sentence: question and
connect to the
thesis statement?
Argument =

 Text evidence (quote/parphrase/summary) or own example:

 Text evidence (quote/parphrase/summary) or own example:

 * Does it help
BODY 3. answer the essay
Counter-Argument (Optional)/Topic sentence: question and
connect to the
thesis statement?

Refutation (Optional)
Argument =

 Text evidence (quote/parphrase/summary) or own example:

 Text evidence (quote/parphrase/summary) or own example:

Conclusion
Restate the thesis:

Summarize the main ideas:

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Final thought: Does the final

thought offer
closure?

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