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6 Steps to Write the Outline an Excellent Essay for Teens

The pre-writing stage is when you prepare your ideas for your essays before you begin writing. You will find it easier to write your essay if you build an outline first, especially when you are writing longer assignments.

Steps in writing an outline

  1. Think carefully about what you are going to write. Ask yourself: What question am I going to answer in this paragraph or essay? How can I best answer this question? What is the most important part of my answer? How can I make an introductory sentence from the most important part of my answer? What facts or ideas can I use to support my introductory sentence? How can I make this paragraph or essay interesting? Do I need more facts on this topic?
  2. Write out your answers to the above questions. You do not need to spend a lot of time doing this; just write enough to help you remember why and how you are going to write your paragraph or essay.
  3. Collect facts related to your paragraph or essay topic. Look for and write down facts that will help you to answer your question. Make sure that facts you are writing are related to the exact question you are going to answer in your paragraph or essay.
  4. Write down your ideas. Ask yourself. What else do I say about this topic? Why should people be interested in this topic? Why is this topic important?
  5. Find the main idea of your paragraph or essay. Choose the most important point you are going to present. If you cannot decide which point is most important, just choose one point and stick to it throughout your paragraph or essay.
  6. Organise your facts and ideas in a way that develops your main idea. Once you have chosen the most important point of your paragraph or essay, you must find the best way to tell your reader about it. Look at the facts you have written. Look at your own idea on the topic. Decide which facts and ideas will best support the main ideas you plan to use, ask yourself which order to put them in the essay.

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