Persuasive Outline

Hi all.  Due to the evacuation on Friday, fifth and sixth periods will turn in your packets Monday.  The outlines is still due Tuesday, since you started it yesterday.

Upcoming events:

Monday the 15th:  Vocabulary 3 test, then work on outline.

Tuesday the 16th: Finish outline and turn it in.  It must be typed.

Wednesday the 17th:  Content Based Assessment, then homonyms packet

Friday the 19th: Binder check.  Early out, end of 9 weeks.

Monday the 22nd: Homonyms test.

Persuasion Outline (Title should reflect your argument)

Introduction: This is a complete paragraph with your thesis statement in it.  Seven sentences

            minimum. 

II. Argument 1 topic sentence.

A.       Evidence.  Quote your textual evidence here with an in text citation.

Example: “The term marked is a staple of linguistic theory” (Tannen, 7).

III. Argument 2 topic sentence.

A.       Evidence.  Quote your textual evidence here with an in text citation.

B.      Evidence.  Quote your textual evidence here with an in text citation.

IV. Argument 3 topic sentence.

A.       Evidence.  Quote your textual evidence here with an in text citation.

Conclusion: Give your concluding paragraph here. Recap your arguments without actually saying them again, and give a call to action.  How can this change?  Be specific.

Your outline should be typed, double spaced, and shouldn’t be more than a page to a page and a half.

Make sure your heading is correct, and in the header so it doesn’t take up space on your paper.