Mind Map and Outline Templates For Essays 2

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Mind Map Template

Key words of thesis (core overall idea) to defend

Main idea 1 Main idea 2 Main idea 3 (not needed in midterm)

Sub-point 1 Sub-point Sub-point Sub-point 2 Sub-point Sub-point


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See template for outline on next page.


Outline for English 213 essays
A. Introduction:
a. Lead-in
i. May be left out, but must be present in the essay.
b. Thesis : preliminary formulation (you may reformulate this idea when you write your essay)
c. Breakdown (brief mention) of the main ideas
i. Key word(s) from mind map Main idea 1
ii. Key word(s) from mind map Main idea 2
iii. Key word(s) from mind map Main idea 3 (not needed in midterm)

B. Body paragraph 1:
a. Preliminary formulation of the topic sentence aka controlling idea to defend in the paragraph
b. Evidence for sub-point 1 to defend the controlling idea with selection of citations and page
numbers
c. Evidence for sub-point 2 to defend the controlling idea with selection of citations and page
numbers
d. Closing sentence: may be left out here, but must be present in the essay.

C. Body paragraph 2:
a. Preliminary formulation of the topic sentence aka controlling idea to defend in the paragraph
b. Evidence for sub-point 1 to defend the controlling idea with selection of citations and page
numbers
c. Evidence for sub-point 2 to defend the controlling idea with selection of citations and page
numbers
d. Closing sentence: may be left out here, but must be present in the essay.

D. Body paragraph 3 (final not midterm):


a. Preliminary formulation of the topic sentence aka controlling idea to defend in the paragraph
b. Evidence for sub-point 1 to defend the controlling idea with selection of citations and page
numbers
c. Evidence for sub-point 2 to defend the controlling idea with selection of citations and page
numbers
d. Closing sentence: may be left out here, but must be present in the essay.

E. Conclusion: (This whole section may be left blank, but must be present in the essay.)
a. Re-statement of the thesis stated in the introduction
b. A mention of key elements from EACH body paragraph (tying up of each thread of the essay)
c. A final, impactful, closing statement

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