Name __________________________

Make a Focus Question out of your topic:

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List three to five General Statements that answer your Focus Question:

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List your best General Statements (GS) ideas in order of increasing importance:

BING:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BANG:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BONGO:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Write your Preview Thesis (PT) first “paragraph” (Introduction). Be sure to incorporate your BING, BANG and BONGO ideas in your introduction.

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Step 6: Using the information from the step 4, write your outline for your essay:

I. BING:_________________________________________________________

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A. Supporting detail 1: ___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

B. Supporting Detail 2: __________________________________________

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II. BANG:_________________________________________________________

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A. SD _______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

B. SD________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________III. BONGO: ______________________________________________________

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A. SD _______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ B. SD _______________________________________________________

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Write your Summary (S) or concluding “paragraph”:

______Step 8: Write your rough draft following your plan. Be sure to use Transitions (see attached list) to link together your paragraph ideas and your GS’s and SD’s within your paragraphs.

______Step 9: Proofread your work. Have a partner read it and make corrections. Have them initial at the bottom of the page.