DOCUMENT BASED ESSAY OUTLINE
I. First paragraph: Introduction to the topic and the points you will cover. The includes the THESIS STATEMENT.
II. A. Topic Sentences with the First reason that supports the thesis.
B. Evidence that supports the topic sentence with proof from the evidence being used (primary source document)
C. Evidence from other places such as your history book, other websites, books, etc.
III. A. Topic sentence with the Second reason that supports the thesis.
B. Evidence using a primary source document.
C. Evidence from other sources including books, websites, etc.
IV. A. Topic sentence with the Third reason that supports the thesis.
B. Evidence using a primary source document.
C. Evidence from other sources.
V. Conclusion: Summarize the main points of the paper, but do not restate the thesis paragraph (first paragraph). Do not include any new information.
