<p> Persuasive Essay Outline</p><p>Introduction:</p><p>A. Get the reader’s attention by using a "hook."</p><p>B. Give some background information if necessary.</p><p>C. Thesis statement – states your position</p><p>I. First reason to support your position:</p><p>A. Transition and Topic sentence naming your point / reason</p><p>B. Details, explanation, examples that support your reason</p><p>• Many sentences</p><p>• Write only about this reason</p><p>• Every sentence should help the reader understand why this is a good reason to support your thesis</p><p>C. Clincher (mini conclusion for this point only)</p><p>II. Second reason to support your position (concession / refutation)</p><p>A. Topic sentence conceding and then refuting the opposing opinion “Some people might say ______; however, ______”</p><p>B. Details, explanation, examples that support your reason</p><p>• Many sentences</p><p>• Write only about this reason</p><p>• Every sentence should help the reader understand why this is a good reason to support your thesis</p><p>C. Clincher (mini conclusion for this point only)</p><p>Conclusion:</p><p>A. Restate thesis statement which includes summary of main points</p><p>B. Leave your reader with a Call to Action or your personal thought Transition Signals Transitions are words and phrases that connect ideas and show how they are related.</p><p>To m ark a new idea as an add i t io n t o what has b ee n said: Similarly, Also, Too, Besides, Furthermore, Further, Moreover, In addition,</p><p>To r e p e at an idea just s tat e d: In other words, That is, To repeat, Again,</p><p>To ill u s trat e an idea: For example, For instance, In particular, To illustrate, In this manner, Thus</p><p>To announce a co ntra s t , a change in d i r ec t io n: Yet, However, Still, Nevertheless, On the other hand, In contrast, Instead of, On the contrary, In spite of this,</p><p>T i m e : At once, At length, Immediately, At last, Meanwhile, In the meantime, Presently, At the same time, In the end, Thereafter,</p><p>To r es tat e an idea m o r e pr ecisely : To be exact, To be specific, To be precise, More specifically, More precisely,</p><p>To s h ow cause and effec t: As a result, For this reason, Therefore, Hence, Consequently, Accordingly,</p><p>Conclusion: In short, To conclude, In brief, On the whole, In summary, To sum up</p>