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Plan
• Topic:
– Who are you writing about?
• Purpose:
– What do you want to prove?
• Main Points/contentions:
– What main things will you talk about in the paper?
– Impacts
• Thesis:
– In ONE sentence, what are you going to talk about in
your paper?
Plan Examples
• Topic:
– Eleanor Roosevelt
• Purpose:
– To prove that
_______ affected/influenced/impacted society.
• Main Points (Contentions):
– I. Developed programs to help poor
– II. Worked for equal rights for women
– III. Became a role model for all
• Thesis:
– Eleanor Roosevelt made an impact on society by developing
programs to help the poor, working for equal rights for women
and ultimately becoming a role model for all.
Plan Examples
• Topic:
– Eleanor Roosevelt
• Purpose:
– To prove that Eleanor Roosevelt impacted society.
• Main Points (Contentions):
– I. Developed programs to help poor
– II. Worked for equal rights for women
– III. Became a role model for all
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MP
• Thesis:
– Eleanor Roosevelt made an impact on society by developing
programs to help the poor, working for equal rights for women
and ultimately becoming a role model for all.
Plan Examples
• Topic:
– Eleanor Roosevelt
• Purpose:
– To prove that Eleanor Roosevelt impacted society.
• Main Points (Contentions):
– I. Developed programs to help the poor those less fortunate
– II. Worked for equal rights for women
– III. Became a role model for all
• Thesis:
Revision
– Eleanor Roosevelt made an impact on society by developing programs
to help the poor, working for equal rights for women and ultimately
becoming a role model for all.
– Eleanor Roosevelt made an impact on society by developing programs
to help those less fortunate, working for equal rights for women and
ultimately becoming a role model for all.