Blog Week 14: Outline in Creating an Essay

Here is an outline to help others to create an essay!

I. Decide on your topic
   A. What motive is behind your essay?
        1. compare/contrast
        2. persuasive
        3.explanation process
        4. cause/effect
        5. narrative
        6. informative
        7. visual/descriptive
II. Research the subject of choice
    A. Gather all subject matter
    B.  Gather all research material
III. Select the target audience
    A.  Rhetoric
        1. vocuabulary, the process, the depth of the article
            a. the purpose is to not offend or bore your audience
IIII.  Create the Body
     A. write all topic information
         1. do not worry about grammar, punctuation
IV.  Create the Conclusion
    A. Sum up the body
        1. the body remains fresh in the writer's mind
        2. remind the key points to audience
        3. restate thesis
V.Create the Introduction
   A. Sets the stage for the audience
   B. Attention grabber
     1. pull the audience in; open up with a famous quote, lyrics, poem, question, etc.
   C. State the thesis or purpose statement
     1. the purpose of the essay, the lesson of the essay
   D. Roadmap
     1. prepares the reader to follow through the essay without getting lost
VI. Peer Edit
   A. the action will allow a fresh pair of eyes to correct, grammar or punctuation
     1. have an open mind
     2. take positive criticism
These are the basic steps in creating an essay.  Good luck!