Ms. Nicoll History 2017 
 

Name: Shira Sobol Date: October 19, 2017

Essay Outline for ​8th Grade 

Part 2: Complete Sentences 
 

The significance of Jefferson’s Statute

for Religious Freedom can be seen as a
forerunner of the First Amendment and
Thesis Statement:  its origins and purpose, as well as the
many differing views of the founding
fathers on the issue of the separation of
Introductory church and state.
Paragraph What you will say Body 1:  Origins
What you will say Body 2:  Purpose
What you will say Body 3:  Differing Views
Firstly, it is important to start with how
Transition: 
it all began…..
Main Statement:  Origins
Point 1:  Jefferson's Philosophy and Beliefs
Jefferson’s Statute of Religious
Point 2: 
Freedom
Body Paragraph 1:
Jefferson’s letter to the Baptists from
Point 3: 
Origins Danbury “Wall of Separation”
The origins of the separation between
church and state are crucial, in fact in
Jefferson’s Statute of Religious
Transition: 
Freedom, mentions it’s purpose, and
why it is important that church and
state are separated.
Main Statement:  Purpose
Point 1:  Freedom
Point 2:  Protect
Body Paragraph 2:
Point 3:  1st Amendment
Purpose
The purpose of separation is crucial to
our individual rights today in America.
Transition: 
However, there are many differing
views of church and state.

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Main Statement:  Differing Views

Body Paragraph 3:
Point 1:  Religious Activists
Differing Views of
Point 2:  Atheist Activists
Separation
between Church Point 3:  Conservative versus Liberal views
and State
Transition:  As you can see,
There are many differing views of
separation between church and state,
but the origins and purpose of
separation of church and state is
Thesis Restatement: 
important to remember because it is
what motivated Thomas Jefferson to
write the Statute of Religious Freedom
which then led to the first amendment.
What you said in Body 1:  Origins
What you said in Body 2:  Purpose
Conclusion Differing Views of Separation between
What you said in Body 3: 
Paragraph Church and State
Thanks to Thomas Jefferson and his
statute, we now have the 1st
Amendment in the Bill of Rights in
which we the people, got our religious
freedoms in which are crucial to our
Summary:  individual rights. In addition, the
origins and purpose of the phrase of
separation of church and state is
essential to American history because
of its origins and purpose in which can
still be seen now in our day to day lives.
 
  

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