Title of Essay

1. Title of Essay Introductory context: Thesis statement: For more information, see “Introductory Paragraphs” and Thesis Statements.

2. Paragraph A’s topic • Topic sentence with claim: • Evidence (as many as needed): • Citation (as many as needed): • Analysis (as many as needed): • Conclusion: • Transition: For more information on the elements expected in an academic paragraph, see “Writing an Academic Paragraph” in Paragraphs.

3. Paragraph B’s topic • Topic sentence with claim: • Evidence (as many as needed): • Citation (as many as needed): • Analysis (as many as needed): • Conclusion: • Transition:

4. Paragraph C’s topic • Topic sentence with claim: • Evidence (as many as needed): • Citation (as many as needed): • Analysis (as many as needed): • Conclusion: • Transition: Add or remove slides as needed.

5. Conclusion • How has the evidence in the work demonstrated the thesis statement? • What do you want the reader to remember about the work? For more information on writing conclusions, see “Concluding Paragraphs”.

6. Before Starting to Write Consider: • Are the slides in a logical order? Does the paragraph order need to change? • Have you thought through the transitions from one slide to the next and included those details on each slide? • Do you have enough information on each slide that you could speak the presentation? Have you filled in all the fields in the body paragraph slides? If not, think about what’s missing and add those details before starting to write.