Standard Academic Essay Outline Form

Instructor: Buthaina Al Othman

Standard Academic Essay Outline Form

Five-Paragraph Essay

The Three Parts of the Academic Essay:

I) Introduction.

II) Body.

III) Conclusion.

I. Introduction:

General statement ___________________________________

Thesis statement ___________________________________

Lead in sentence____________________________________

II. Body:

A. Topic sentence __________________________________________

1. Supporting point __________________________________

a. Supporting detail ___________________________

b. Supporting detail ___________________________

2. Supporting point __________________________________

a. Supporting detail ___________________________

b. Supporting detail ___________________________
c. Supporting detail____________________________

B. Topic sentence __________________________________________

1. Supporting point __________________________________

a. Supporting detail____________________________

b. Supporting detail____________________________
c. Supporting detail____________________________

2. Supporting point __________________________________

a. Supporting detail____________________________

b. Supporting detail____________________________

C. Topic sentence __________________________________________

1. Supporting point __________________________________

a. Supporting detail____________________________

b. Supporting detail____________________________

2. Supporting point __________________________________

a. Supporting detail____________________________

b. Supporting detail____________________________

III Conclusion

Summary of the Main Idea ____________________________________

Summary of the Main Point(s) _________________________________

Suggestion/ final comments __________________________________

Note:

The number of supporting points or ideas decides the number of paragraphs in an essay. This means, the more supporting points a writer provides, the more paragraphs he/she is to write.
A supporting detail is the evidence a writer uses to support a point in order to convince the audience or readers to agree with him/her. It can be an example, fact, quote, expert opinion, statistics, or an explanation.