ESSAY OUTLINE

(Style)
-APA Format
 double-spaced
 use 1 margins on all sides
 use 12 pt. Times New Roman
 include page header (title) in the upper left-hand of every page and a page number in the upper right-hand side of every page
-Clear concise sentences
-Clear concise paragraphs properly formatted and include topic sentences
-Primarily active voice
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Introduction (1-2 paragraphs)
-Focus on explaining the topic and thesis involving (Thesis needed: The Horn of Africa (Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea, and Kenya) Explain the purpose for writing the essay (Main point relevant to the thesis statement) Thesis Statement:
Body (minimum of 3 paragraphs)
-Examine all aspects of the topic.
-Show knowledge and grasp of the material
-Major points fully supported
-Clearly an fairly discuss multiple points of view
-Address implications or consequences of the thesis
-Sequences of major/minor points
-Clear reasoning showing how evidence supports main points/thesis
-Identify and answer anticipated thoughts, concepts, problems, solutions, biases, and prejudices
– Essay free of fallacies and all information clearly supported by facts and data
– Transitions between points effectively connected to major/minor points
Conclusion (generally 1-2 paragraph)
-Conclusion rounds off the essay
-Conclusion clear and reinforces thesis and major points
-No new information in conclusion.
-Conclusion was concise ad fully justified by the evidence and the reasoning
(Structured Analytic Techniques 1-2 paragraphs)
-Provide a detailed explanation of the Structured Analytic Techniques used in the essay; and how the techniques were selected; and how the techniques used provided accuracy to the thesis