essay+out+line

intro: Saying what you're going to say in the essay Body: saying what you have to say conclusion:saying what you said

STEP 1:ANALYZE THE QUESTION

1) What dose the question ask you to do? look for terms like “argue,””defend”,”compare and contrast”.

2) what are the key words

3) what is your position? that is the first step in deciding how you will deconstruct the topic and build your paper

STEP 2:BRAINSTORMING

1) Ensure you create a thought full paper, take the time to brainstorm.

2) DO NOT RELY ON WHAT POPS IN TO YOUR HEAD, find quotes that deal with this topic,
3) sort your ideas, put ideas together, get rid of ideas that are irrelevant, think about a logical order for presenting the ideas you have.

STEP 3: PROPOSE A THESIS

1) wright a thesis it should be a sentence that sums up argument

2) if your thesis dose not answer the question go back to the brainstorming stage

**Step Four: Create an Outline**