Writing a 3.5 Essay in French
Basic 3.5 Essay Outline
I. Paragraph I—Introduction
A. General Statement (broad statement)
B. Topic sentence (introduce the topic)
C. Main Idea Sentences
1. First supportive idea
2. Second supportive idea
3. Third supportive idea
THESIS STATEMENT:
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II. Paragraph II—Introduce first supportive idea
A. Topic Sentence
1. Evidence
2. Evidence
3. Evidence
B. Concluding Sentence
III. Paragraph III—Introduce second supportive idea
A. Topic Sentence
1. Evidence
2. Evidence
3. Evidence
B. Concluding Sentence
IV. Paragraph IV—Introduce third supportive idea
A. Topic Sentence
1. Evidence
2. Evidence
3. Evidence
B. Concluding Sentence
V. Paragraph V—Closing
A. Restate Thesis Statement
B. Recap three main supportive ideas
1. Recap first supportive idea
2. Recap second supportive idea
3. Recap third supportive idea
C. Overall Concluding Statement
3.5 ESSAY OUTLINE FORMAT
I. Opening paragraph___________________________________________________
1. General Statement_________________________________________________
2. Topic Sentence ___________________________________________________
3. Main Idea Sentences:
a. First supportive statement___________________________________
b. Second supportive statement_________________________________
c. Third supportive statement___________________________________
4. THESIS STATEMENT____________________________________________
II. Second paragraph____________________________________________________
1. Introductory sentence addresses first supportive (a.) statement
________________________________________________________________
a. First piece of evidence________________________________________
b. Second piece of evidence______________________________________
c. Third piece of evidence_______________________________________
2. Concluding statement___________________________________________
III. Third paragraph_____________________________________________________
1. Introductory sentence addresses second supportive (b.) statement
__________________________________________________________________
a. First piece of evidence________________________________________
b. Second piece of evidence______________________________________
c. Third piece of evidence_______________________________________
2. Concluding statement______________________________________________
IV. Fourth paragraph____________________________________________________
1. Introductory sentence addresses third supportive (c.) statement
__________________________________________________________________
a. First piece of evidence________________________________________
b. Second piece of evidence______________________________________
c. Third piece of evidence________________________________________
2. Concluding statement______________________________________________
V. Concluding paragraph_________________________________________________
1. Introductory sentence restates the thesis
__________________________________________________________________
2. Second sentence concludes points made in second paragraph
__________________________________________________________________
3. Third sentence concludes points made in third paragraph
__________________________________________________________________
4. Fourth sentence concludes points made in fourth paragraph
__________________________________________________________________
5. Fifth sentence is final concluding statement