ENGL 1123 Research Essay Outline

Name:
Student #:

Purpose & Audience

What is your goal (or purpose) in writing this essay?

Who do you intend to be the audience for your essay? (BE SPECIFIC.)

Research Essay Outline

Write in the title for your essay:

Write a hook/attention grabber for your introductory paragraph:

List some points you would like to use for you background information

Write in a complete draft of your thesis statement for this essay.

List the main points that will be included in the summary of your selected popular source.

Write up to three topic sentences for your body paragraphs that analyze and evaluate your
selected popular source. Please remember that, depending on the structure of your essay, you
may not need all of them.

Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph #2:

Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph #3:

Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph #4:

Write up to six topic sentences for your body paragraphs that support your position on the
topic. Please remember that, depending on the structure of your essay, you may not need all of
them.

Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph #5:

Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph #6:

Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph #7:

Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph #8:

Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph #9:

Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph #10:

For your essay, choose some QUOTATIONs and PARAPHRASEs that you can use in support of
your points and ideas. You may use more quotations and paraphrases in this essay if you choose.
List for each source which body paragraph(s) you plan to use them for. You may use some
sources for more than one body paragraph.

QUOTE #1
Title of article:
Author’s full name:
Article page/paragraph the
quotation is taken from:
Body Paragraph(s) this
source will be used in:
Quotation (remember to use the exact wording of the source):

How is this quote useful in supporting your ideas?

QUOTE #2
Title of article:
Author’s full name:
Article page/paragraph the
quotation is taken from:
Body Paragraph(s) this
source will be used in:
Quotation (remember to use the exact wording of the source):

How is this quote useful in supporting your ideas?

PARAPHRASE #1
Title of article:
Author’s full name:
Article page/paragraph the
paraphrase is taken from:
Body Paragraph(s) this
source will be used in:
Paraphrase (remember to use your own wording of the source ideas):

How is this paraphrase useful in supporting your ideas?

PARAPHRASE #2
Title of article:
Author’s full name:
Article page/paragraph the
paraphrase is taken from:
Body Paragraph(s) this
source will be used in:
Paraphrase (remember to use your own wording of the source ideas):

How is this paraphrase useful in supporting your ideas?

PARAPHRASE #3
Title of article:
Author’s full name:
Article page/paragraph the
paraphrase is taken from:
Body Paragraph(s) this
source will be used in:
Paraphrase (remember to use your own wording of the source ideas):

How is this paraphrase useful in supporting your ideas?

PARAPHRASE #4
Title of article:
Author’s full name:
Article page/paragraph the
paraphrase is taken from:
Body Paragraph(s) this
source will be used in:
Paraphrase (remember to use your own wording of the source ideas):

How is this paraphrase useful in supporting your ideas?

 PARAPHRASE #5
Title of article:
Author’s full name:
Article page/paragraph the
paraphrase is taken from:
Body Paragraph(s) this
source will be used in:
Paraphrase (remember to use your own wording of the source ideas):

How is this paraphrase useful in supporting your ideas?

PARAPHRASE #6
Title of article:
Author’s full name:
Article page/paragraph the
paraphrase is taken from:
Body Paragraph(s) this
source will be used in:
Paraphrase (remember to use your own wording of the source ideas):

How is this paraphrase useful in supporting your ideas?

List some points that you would like your reader to think about as part of your concluding
paragraph. Please remember that this can include the importance/significance of your essay, a
connection to the introduction/thesis, or a request for change in the reader