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Personal Essay Outline Template

This document provides a template for writing a personal essay. It includes sections for an introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction asks the writer to state a personal belief and explain its importance. The body section prompts the writer to tell a story illustrating that belief in three parts: beginning, middle, and end. The conclusion guides the writer to restate their belief and connect it back to the story. Finally, idea prompts are provided for the writer to further develop their essay.

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Personal Essay Outline Template

This document provides a template for writing a personal essay. It includes sections for an introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction asks the writer to state a personal belief and explain its importance. The body section prompts the writer to tell a story illustrating that belief in three parts: beginning, middle, and end. The conclusion guides the writer to restate their belief and connect it back to the story. Finally, idea prompts are provided for the writer to further develop their essay.

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Date:_________________ Name:_____________________

Personal Essay Template

Introduction

Statement of belief: should try to be original, at the very least not a cliché
(what goes around comes around) ______________________________
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Explain why this belief is important to you, or how you’ve come to develop
this belief:___________________________________________________
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Body
Story that you plan to use to illustrate your belief: Make sure you focus on
the elements of the story that support your belief.

Beginning: _________________________________________________
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Middle: ____________________________________________________
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End: ______________________________________________________
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(continues on back)
Conclusion

Remind the reader how your story supports the personal belief you’ve
developed and restate that belief. End with “For ‘This I Believe’ I’m
___________ (Just your first name).

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Ideas:
Record any ideas you have that will make your essay stronger eg/
quotation you’d like to use, an analogy you can use to explain your belief,
a rhetorical question that draws your reader in, etc.

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