Assessment Description Complete the Persuasive Essay: Outline Worksheet. Please review the grading rubric prior to completing the outline assignment to ensure successful completion.

Assessment Description Complete the Persuasive Essay: Outline Worksheet. Please review the grading rubric prior to completing the outline assignment to ensure successful completion. 1

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Topic 4: Persuasive Essay: Outline Worksheet

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Assignment Directions:

Use the Persuasive Essay Outline on the next page to outline your persuasive essay by completing the following:

Use the feedback you received from your instructor to revise your thesis statement.
1. Write your thesis as a complete sentence (as you would in your essay) in the “Thesis Sentence” section under the Introductory Paragraph heading in the outline below.
Create a topic sentence for each of the three paragraphs that comprise the body of your essay.
1. Record the topic sentences in each of the “Topic Sentence” sections under the “Support for Thesis” headings in the outline below.
2. Your topic sentences should be persuasive in nature and support your thesis.
Write at least three details for each topic sentence.
1. These details should provide support for the topic sentence.
2. Remember to include at least one in-text citation for each supporting paragraph.
3. Paraphrasing is preferred, use direct quotes minimally (0-3 direct quotes for entire document. Each 40 or less words in length).
Write a concluding sentence under the “Conclusion” heading in the outline below.
1. Your concluding sentence should be your thesis restated in different words.
Make sure to complete reference portion of the outline.

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Persuasive Essay Outline

Introductory Paragraph:

Hook: (a general attention-grabbing statement or fact on the general topic):

Background and contextual information: (the background section of a persuasive essay is a great place to define terms that will be used in the essay and/or provide some historical background on the topic):

Approved Thesis Sentence:

Supporting paragraph 1 (Subtopic 1: _______________)

(Make sure to include at least one in-text citation from your research within your details)

Persuasive Topic Sentence (include position and align with the first subtopic noted within your thesis sentence):

Detail A:

Detail B:

Detail C:

Supporting paragraph 2 (Subtopic 2: ________________)

(Make sure to include at least one in-text citation from your research within your details)

Persuasive Topic Sentence (include position and align with the second subtopic noted within your thesis sentence):

Detail A:

Detail B:

Detail C:

Supporting paragraph 3 (Subtopic 3: ___________________)

(Make sure to include at least one in-text citation from your research within your details)

Persuasive Topic Sentence (include position and align with the third subtopic noted within your thesis sentence):

Detail A:

Detail B:

Detail C:

Conclusion

Paraphrase thesis statement (restated in different words):

Counterargument (potential opposing viewpoint within the argument):

Dispel counter (information that would help to dispel the opposing viewpoint):

Summarize any remaining main points:

Final remarks (this could be a call-to-action statement):

References

(This will need to be at the top of a new page within essay draft)

Organize all references below into a reference list. Be sure the references are in alphabetical order based on the author’s last name, double-spaced. List should be formatted to have hanging indents by ½ an inch, with the first line left justified and all others indented using the paragraph formatting tool. See the APA Style Guide for help with formatting references and citations. Within the essay, this reference page will be on its own page at end of your essay. Please review the grading rubric prior to completing the outline assignment to ensure successful completion.