Creating an Outline for Your Research Paper

Text Box: Note: The title has a colon. On the left of it, write your topic. On the right, write what you will prove.

  

The Crucible: The Three Characters Most Responsible for the Deaths

Text Box: Note: Each yellow highlighted Roman numeral will be one paragraph of your paper.

I. Introduction

    A. Attention getter

    B. Thesis

Text Box: Note: In outlines, you may not have a I. without a II.  You may not have an A. without a B. The first word next to each Roman numeral or capital letter is capitalized.

 II. Name of character most responsible for the deaths

            A. Reason 1

            B. Quote proving reason 1

            C. Reason 2

            D. Paraphrase proving reason 2

            E. Reason 3

            F. Example from movie or reading packet

III. Name of character second most responsible for the deaths

            A. Reason 1

            B. Quote proving reason 1

            C. Reason 2

            D. Paraphrase proving reason 2

            E. Reason 3

            F. Example from movie or reading packet

IV. Name of character third most responsible for the deaths

A. Reason 1

            B. Quote proving reason 1

            C. Reason 2

            D. Paraphrase proving reason 2

            E. Reason 3

            F. Example from movie or reading packet 

V. Conclusion

            A. Rewording of thesis with transition word

            B. Statement of lessons learned

            C. Statement of why the play is still valuable today