revised research paper outline

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Research Paper OutlineIntroduction

I. The Hook

Write the hook for your paper, which may be a fitting direct quote from one of your

sources. This will need to make sense as the beginning of a paper, so choose wisely. You

MUST document it at the end and put quotation marks around it if its a quotation so youare not plagiari!ing" #therwise, a general statement or situation will work.

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II. The Link

%f you used a quotation for your hook, e&plain it here in a smooth transition between your

hook and thesis. 'o not write (This quote means)* or any other +ersion of thatstatement. %nstead, reference the quote indirectly, like -arnstead implies) You may

want another sentence or two to narrow and define your aspect of the topic.

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III. The Thesis

This is the guiding sentence for your paper. %t should be a statement that takes a stance

on your topic. Your reader should be able to disagree with your statement, and your

e+idenceresearch should support your statement.

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The Body of the Paper

0n effecti+e body paragraph should ha+e about 12/3 sentences. You may ha+e three body

paragraphs, but you dont need to feel limited by that.

I. Topic Sentence

a. You need to clearly establish the topic of the paragraph in the first

sentence of the paragraph. You, howe+er, need to a+oid using simple

transitions such as first, second, etc. 4learly state what aspect of the topicyou are presenting5but '# 6#T US7 8%9ST #9 S74#6' :79S#6"""

'ont write %m going to discuss the first cause of the genocide in Sudan.

II. Presenting EvidenceDo these steps TWO-THEE TI!ES"P##$#PH

a. :reparation Sentence;sere are three e&amples in bold%. S&ith 'rites, (222222222222222222(

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iii. 4ite the e+idence in M?0 format.

%. 0t the end of the paraphrasing or quote write the authors nameand the page number ;if its a book< where you found the

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INSERT YOUR PARAPHRASED FACTS FROM YOUR RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC HERE, IN BETWEEN THE TOPIC AND

TRANSITION SENTENCE. MAKE SURE YOU DOCUMENT A SOURCE BEFORE THE TRANSITION.

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The 6onc*usion

I. $enera* state&ent a7out your topic and your stance on the topic

4ome up with a general statement about your topic, restating key aspects from your

thesis statement. >owe+er, do not simply copy your thesis statement.

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II. Predict the future"the i&pact of your topic

Bi+e a general statement about the future of your topic, based on the research that youfound. Which aspects of your topic do you belie+e will most positi+ely contribute to the

worlds futureF >ow can people possibly be influenced or learn from your topicF Make

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III. 8uote or Witty State&ent

4hoose a quote or statement that ends your paper with a (bang"* and makes sense as the

end of the paragraph. This may be a dynamic quote from a source, or it could be a generalstatement from your perspecti+e, again, a+oiding first and second person pronouns. This

quote or statement should work well with the pre+ious sentence that you wrote.

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