Essay Outline Template

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Hook & Background Information

1. Hook: General background information that grabs attention (reference)

I spent all week trying to think about what my favorite movie is. It is
now after 9:00 pm on Saturday evening and I still couldn’t decide
which movie was my favorite.

2. More specific background information to lead into the thesis (reference)

I’m a huge movie fan, I watch all different genres of movies and have
so many that I really like. That is why this assignment was hard for me..

B. Thesis statement

1. Topic

My Favorite Movie.

2. Mapping your key points

An amazing Message.

II. BODY

A. Body Paragraph 1

1. Topic Sentence

The first reason I chose this movie is because I believe that even
though it is a movie about racism, it has an amazing message in it.

2. Supporting Evidence
 a. A lot of people see the cover or hear that this movie is about
white supremacy and automatically think that it promotes
racism, but that’s not true at all.

b. Yes, it about a white supremacy group called the DOC but the
moral of the story is really good.

3. Transition sentence

I will tell you about the story and then tell you what I believe is the
message that they are trying to portray.

B. Body Paragraph 2

1. Topic Sentence

It starts by showing a white supremacy group called the DOC

terrorizing some minorities in a grocerie store.

2. Supporting Ideas

a. park were the Crips (a black gang) hang out playing

basketball.

b. Derrick bets the Crips that the DOC can beat them at
basketball.

3. Transition sentence

The cops showed up and Derrick was sentenced to three years for
man slaughter.

C. Body Paragraph 3

1. Topic Sentence

Ok so now let me explain how Derrick became racist.

2. Supporting Ideas
 a. his father was shot and killed by a black drug dealer

b. his father was racist and taught his sons.

3. Transition sentence

Derricks father wasn’t apart of a racist group, he was racist and

taught his sons.

III. CONCLUSION

A. Reiterate thesis statement

Now back to why I said that this movie has an amazing message

B. New thoughts

That’s why I believe that this is a great movie and that it has an amazing
message