outline-for-reflection-paper.pdf
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Thefirstsectionoftheoutlineistheintroduction,whichidentifiesthesubjectandgivesanoverviewofyourreactiontoit.Theintroductionparagraphendswithyourthesisstatement,whichidentifieswhetheryourexpectationsweremetandwhatyoulearned.Thethesisstatementservesasthefocalpointofyourpaper.Italsoprovidesatransitiontothebodyofthepaperandwillberevisitedinyourconclusion.
Thebodyofyourpaperidentifiesthethree(ormore,dependingonthelengthofyourpaper)majorpointsthatsupportyourthesisstatement.Eachparagraphinthebodyshouldstartwithatopicsentence.Therestofeachparagraphsupportsyourtopicsentence.Keepinmindthatatransitionsentenceattheendofeachparagraphcreatesapaperthatflowslogicallyandiseasytoread.Whencreatingtheoutline,identifythetopicsentenceforeachparagraph,andaddthesupportingstatements,evidence,andyourownexperiencesorreactionstothesubjectunderneath.
Theconclusionwrapsupyouressay,servingastheotherbookendinstatingandprovingyourthesisstatement.Inoutliningtheconclusion,identifythethesisstatementandaddthemainpointsfromthebodyparagraphsasarecap.Don'taddnewinformationtotheconclusion,andbesuretoidentifytheclosingstatementofyourreflectionpaper.
Asampleoutlineformatshouldreflectthemainpointsofyourpaper,fromstarttofinish:
I. IntroductionA. IdentifyandexplainsubjectB. Stateyourreactiontothesubject
1. Agree/disagree?2. Didyouchangeyourmind?3. Didthesubjectmeetyourexpectations?4. Whatdidyoulearn?
C. ThesisStatementII. BodyParagraph1
A. TopicSentence1. Supportingevidence12. Supportingevidence23. Supportingevidence3
III. BodyParagraph2A. TopicSentence
1. Supportingevidence12. Supportingevidence23. Supportingevidence3
IV. BodyParagraph3A. TopicSentence
1. Supportingevidence12. Supportingevidence2
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3. Supportingevidence3V. Conclusion
A. RecapthesisstatementB. RecapParagraph1C. RecapParagraph2D. RecapParagraph3E. Conclusionstatement
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