Outline

Materials neededYour outline

A sheet of paper

black or blue pen

red pen

ReminderIf you don’t have your outline, and you don’t

have an outline to check, work on your outline during this time.

Three criteria for outlines:Should show quality of workShould reflect a thousand words of informationYou should be able to hand your outline to

someone else, and they would be able to write your essay for you.

Organize: PreparationLook over your outline

Make sure all of your ideas are organized into paragraphs: Introduction, Body, Conclusion.

Read: 10 minutesSwitch your outline with someone else’s

Write your name on the upper right hand corner of their outline in red pen

Reflect on its organization

Write: 30 minutes (black/blue pen)On the separate sheet of paper, write

your heading on the upper left hand corner

Based on the information given on the outline, write a rough draft of their essay

Write as much as you can, DO NOT try to finish the whole thing

Do not assume or add new information that is not on their outline.

Reflect: HomeworkGet your outline and the rough draft created for you from your partner.

Reflect on the rough draft that was created for you.

Fill in any gaps in your outline.Make any corrections necessary.

Rough Draft 1 due 11/13Outlines will be collected on the day the first

rough draft is due.Staple the rough draft created for you to the

back of your outline.Create a rough draft based on your outline.It should be at least 1000 words, not

including your heading or title.It should be typed.It should have organized and focused

paragraphs.