Use this outline template to organize your ideas in preparation for your final paper in Week 5.
Delete the instructive text in each section and replace it with your own writing. You do not
need to write the full paragraph for each section. You are just developing the main ideas in an
outline. However, the more detail you include in your outline the more feedback you will receive
at this stage, which you can then apply to the Week 5 paper.
Thesis: State your thesis. Your thesis should state the issue you are exploring in your paper
and express why this issue is relevant in your field. If you’re having trouble with developing your
thesis, try using the UAGC Writing Center’s thesis generator tool. When you write your final
paper, you’ll want to include your thesis in your introductory paragraph.
Introduction: Identify your selected issue and provide background context for the reader. Briefly
summarize the issue and the main ideas in the articles that you plan to discuss in the body
paragraphs. View the introductions and conclusions resource for help.
Body Paragraph 1: Include the title and author of your first article. Provide a brief summary of
the main points and the findings presented in the article as well as the author’s perspective on
the problem. Next, analyze the article as a member of the profession or field of study. Describe
why the article is useful and should be read. Explain what is important about the problem as
discussed in the article and how it affects the profession or discipline. Summarize your
professional response to the ideas presented. View the transitional phrases resource for help
with improving the flow of your writing and to show the relationship between your ideas. Cite the
ideas from your article using APA citing within your paper guidelines.
Body Paragraph 2: Include the title and author of your second article. Provide a brief summary
of the main points and the findings presented in the article as well as the author’s perspective on
the problem. Next, analyze the article as a member of the profession or field of study. Describe
why the article is useful and should be read. Explain what is important about the problem as
discussed in the article and how it affects the profession or discipline. Summarize your
professional response to the ideas presented.
Body Paragraph 3: Include the title and author of your third article. Provide a brief summary of
the main points and the findings presented in the article as well as the author’s perspective on
the problem. Next, analyze the article as a member of the profession or field of study. Describe
why the article is useful and should be read. Explain what is important about the problem as
discussed in the article and how it affects the profession or discipline. Summarize your
professional response to the ideas presented.
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Conclusion: Briefly summarize the ideas expressed in your essay that support the thesis.
Describe the significance of these ideas within the professional field.
References: List your three scholarly, peer-reviewed, or other credible sources here. View the
reference entry templates below and the Formatting Your References List guide for further help
with formatting these sources