Writing an Essay
Writing the Outline
Writing the outline
As you gather evidence to support your thesis, a tentative outline should
form in your mind. At this time you need to formulate your outline by making a draft
of it. This draft can be revised until it becomes the final copy of your outline.
This is a sample of an outline for an essay on the retention of the seal fishery.
Retention of Seal Fishery
- Cod fishery
- Products
- Employment
- Seal consumption
- Seal excrement
- Loss of employment
- Weakened economy
Note the format for the main headings and the subheadings. There shouldn't be an A without a B or a 1 without a 2. In other words, there
must be a minimum of two subheadings.