SAMPLE OUTLINE
Title/Subject: _____________________________________________________
I.
(Introductory Sentence)
a. (Detail)
b. (Detail)
c. (Detail)
d. (Closing/Transition Sentence)
II.
(Transition/Topic Sentence I)
a. (Detail)
b. (Detail)
c. (Detail)
d. (Closing/Transition Sentence)
III.
(Transition/Topic Sentence 2)
a. (Detail)
b. (Detail)
c. (Detail)
d. (Closing/Transition Sentence)
IV.
(Transition/Topic Sentence 3)
a. (Detail)
b. (Detail)
c. (Detail)
d. (Closing/Transition Sentence)
V.
(Transition/Topic Sentence 4)
a. (Detail)
b. (Detail)
c. (Detail)
d. (Closing/Transition Sentence)
VI.
(Transition/Topic Sentence for the Conclusion)
a. (Detail)
b. (Detail)
c. (Detail)
d. (Closing Sentence – what will you leave with the reader to think
about?)
5