Final Essay Outline & Works Cited Page
HELPFUL NOTES:
–The outline and final essay are meant to be submitted one at a time in sequence. Late outlines will not be accepted for credit after submission of the final essay.
–Please don’t turn in your final essay until you have received feedback about your outline.
–Works Cited Page citations should be in alphabetical order by author last name. If no author, then alphabetize according to its title.
–Essay outlines should be formatted in outline style. Please watch or review the essay formatting videos.
–The final essay outline is worth 500 points within the grading system’s assignment group of all assignments completed so far.
–The final essay is in a separate group in the system and is worth 25% of the final grade even though it is listed as being worth 100 points.
Below you will find these guidelines:
1. Final Research Essay Abstract (Description), Outline, & Works Cited Page Guidelines
2. Final Research Essay Guidelines
Please make sure to look at the sample final essay outlines below and also watch the videos about how to format outlines in Microsoft Word and Google Docs…
1. FINAL ESSAY ABSTRACT (DESCRIPTION), OUTLINE & WORKS CITED PAGE
This assignment should include all of the following parts:
–Final Essay Abstract (Description)
–Final Essay Outline
–Final Essay Works Cited Page
FINAL ESSAY ABSTRACT (DESCRIPTION)
Note: This is the same as your Final Essay Proposal / Description but if you needed to tighten your focus or make other revisions, this should be the final revised topic explanation.
- Name, Essay Topic
- Detailed Paragraph Description (Abstract): Your paragraph description should be a clearly-defined end result of your preliminary research that clearly describes your essay’s problem, solution, and possible thesis statement.
FINAL ESSAY OUTLINE & WORKS CITED PAGE
An outline is more than just a list of what you intend to include in your essay. An outline is the END RESULT of all your research and thinking about your essay topic. It is not a plan for what you WILL do, it is a thorough and detailed “script” for the essay you will write.
The following should be included in your Full Sentence Outline (see brief example of this type of outline further down the page and in the 102 Course Guidebook).
1. Name, Essay Title
2. Essay Introduction Paragraph (Explain Which Introduction Strategy You Will Use–See Introduction Strategy Handout). THIS IS NOT YOUR ESSAY DESCRIPTION ABSTRACT, BUT THE ACTUAL INTRODUCTION TO YOUR ESSAY.
Introduction & Conclusion Strategies.pdf
3. Thesis Statement
4. Outline Contents: Topic sentence for each section; Title/author of sources; Specific quotes & page numbers from sources you will use; How & where you will use quotes as evidence to support your argument;
5. Essay Conclusion Strategy & Conclusion Paragraph
Introduction & Conclusion Strategies.pdf
6. Works Cited Page (correctly formatted).
Works Cited Page Rules:
WORKS CITED PAGE RULES.pdf
WORKS CITED PAGE RULES.docx
FINAL ESSAY ABSTRACT, OUTLINE, & WORKS CITED PAGE CHECKLIST
- Does essay paragraph description accurately reflect the actual content and ideas of the essay you will write or is it just a “rough guess” based only on a very brief evaluation of your sources?
- Does your outline include brief descriptions of HOW you will use each of these sources in your essay? Do your descriptions include specific ideas and quotes from your sources? Did you include explanations of how each source supports your essay’s main idea?
- Does your Works Cited Page include all sources used in your essay? Is your Works Cited Page formatted correctly?
Here are some sample final research essay outlines:
3 SAMPLE FINAL ESSAY OUTLINES.pdf
3 SAMPLE FINAL ESSAY OUTLINES.docx
ESSAY OUTLINE TEMPLATE / EXAMPLE
You can expand and adjust this as needed for your essay. Please note this is JUST a template. You are not required to use this EXACT template. There are other examples of outlines online. Take a few minutes to research "sample M.L.A. essay outlines" and/or "M.L.A. essay outline templates" for other examples that might work better for you.
Outline Templates.pdf download
Here’s a video about how to format outlines in Microsoft Word:
MLA Outline Set-up (Links to an external site.)
Here’s a video about how to format outlines in Google Docs:
How to Create an Outline part 1 (Links to an external site.)
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