Outline Sample Outline Paragraph One: Introduction Paragraph One: Introduction Hook and thesis statement Video Games are bad for children. Point 1 Unhealthy Point 2 Violence Point 3 School Problems Clincher Clincher Paragraph Two: Point 1 Paragraph Two: Point 1 Topic sentence Unhealthy Point 1 Higher rates of obesity Supporting details Supporting details Point 2 Eat more junk food while they play Supporting details Supporting details Point 3 Less exercise Supporting details Supporting details Clincher Clincher Paragraph Three: Point 2 Paragraph Three: Point 2 Topic sentence ______________ Point 1 ______________ Supporting details ______________ Point 2 ______________ Supporting details ______________ Point 3 ______________ Supporting details ______________ Clincher Clincher Paragraph Four: Point 3 Paragraph Four: Point 3 Topic sentence ______________ Point 1 ______________ Supporting details ______________ Point 2 ______________ Supporting details ______________ Point 3 ______________ Supporting details ______________ Clincher Clincher Paragraph Five: Closing Paragraph Five: Closing Thesis statement Thesis statement 3 points 3 points Clincher Clincher
Outline Paragraph One: Introduction Hook and thesis statement Point 1 Point 2 Point 3 Clincher Paragraph Two: Point 1 Topic sentence Point 1 Supporting details Point 2 Supporting details Point 3 Supporting details Clincher Paragraph Three: Point 2 Topic sentence Point 1 Supporting details Point 2 Supporting details Point 3 Supporting details Clincher Paragraph Four: Point 3 Topic sentence Point 1 Supporting details Point 2 Supporting details Point 3 Supporting details Clincher Paragraph Five: Closing Thesis statement 3 points Clincher Sample Outline Paragraph One: Introduction Video Games are bad for children. Unhealthy Violence School Problems Clincher Paragraph Two: Point 1 Unhealthy Higher rates of obesity Supporting details Eat more junk food while they play Supporting details Less exercise Supporting details Clincher Paragraph Three: Point 2 ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ Clincher Paragraph Four: Point 3 ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ Clincher Paragraph Five: Closing Thesis statement 3 points Clincher