English II Homework

Please type a formal outline as a .doc or .docx:

• The thesis & supporting claims should be written as complete sentences.
• Of  course, you can have more than 4 supporting claims. I recommend you  come up with as many as you can. I also recommend you have at least 4.
• You  may also write more than one idea for a counter argument. Consider each  counter argument as a body paragraph. You can have as many counter  arguments as you need.
• The  evidence section can be written as fragments or short ideas of what you  want to discuss in that paragraph. You can write down as much evidence  as you can think of.
• This outline should not be written in paragraph form. It should be a labelled list of the elements below. Here is a blank outline that you can fill in:
• You may be asked to revise your outline. Please look for feedback soon after you submit it.
• Here is a student sample of a completed outline: 

Thesis Statement (This should not be a question. It should be a statement.)

Supporting Claim #1

evidence

evidence

Supporting Claim #2

evidence

evidence

Supporting Claim #3

evidence

evidence

Supporting Claim #4

evidence

evidence

Counter Argument

Opposition’s Claim: List one supporting claim from the opposition (the people who disagree with you).

Refutation/Concession:  Briefly describe how you will prove the opposition’s claim flawed,  false, or wrong, or how you will make a concession to the claim.