ENGL 1500 Exposition Essay #1 Outline (Development by Example)
Prewriting: Rhetorical Situation
A. Specific audience for paper ______________________
B. Purpose of paper_______________________________
I.
Introduction
A. Hook (grabs reader’s attention)
B. Thesis (establishes main idea)
C. Roadmap (preview of topics body will discuss)
II.
Body Paragraph 1
A. Transition/Topic sentence
B. Example (short/extended example(s) with specifics and sensory details)
C. Analysis of example (“This shows that…”)
III.
Body Paragraph 2
A. Transition/topic sentence
B. Example
C. Analysis
IV.
Body Paragraph 3
A. Transition/topic sentence
B. Example
C. Analysis
[more body paragraphs as needed]
V.
Conclusion
A. Sum up
B. Restate thesis
C. “Next step” (Answers “So what?,” gives larger implications, or makes call to action)