Outline Planning Guide Complete column three using evidence from your research. Follow the pattern to produce your outline. You must keep the Roman numerals and capital letters. Use the tips in column two to help you.

Complete column four using the citation information in MLA format for the sources you use.

Claim/Counterclaim Pattern Outline
Parts of the EssayOutline Format with TipsOutline with Evidence From ResearchMLA Information for Citations
Introduction
Introduction
Paste your previously written (and, if needed, revised) introduction in column three
Introduction
Include all pertinent citation information for any information that came from your research.
Body Part 1
Counterclaim
This is your paragraph's topic sentence. Begin with a transitional phrase like "Opponents claim…" to make it clear you are addressing the counterclaim (the opposite of your claim).
Present counter point A
State a reason that opponents support this idea.
Refute counter point A
Disprove counterpoint A by using a quotation from your research. Use a transition such as "However" to signal you are about to disprove this point. Make sure you include internal MLA citations.
Present counter point B
State a second reason opponents support this counterclaim.
Refute counter point B
Disprove counterpoint B by using a quotation from your research. Use a different transition to signal you are about to disprove this point. Include internal MLA citations.
Counterclaim
Present counter point A

Refute counter point A

Present counter point B

Refute counter point B
MLA Citation(s) for any researched information included in Body Part 1:
Body Part 2
Claim
This is your paragraph's topic sentence. Begin with a transitional phrase such as "However," to make it clear you are now addressing your claim.
Present point A
Provide one reason to support your claim.
Support point A
Use a quotation from your research to prove your point. Include internal MLA citations.
Present point B
Provide another reason from research to support your claim.
Support point B
Use another quotation from your research to prove your point. Include internal MLA citations.

Repeat the point / support pattern as many times as necessary to effectively develop your point.
Claim
Present point A

Support point A

Present point B

Support point B
MLA Citation(s) for any researched information included in Body Part 2:
Conclusion
Conclusion
Use a transitional phrase such as "In conclusion," to signal that you are moving toward your closing thoughts.
Conclusion
You should not need citations in this paragraph as you should not be presenting new information in your conclusion.
Works Cited
Works Cited
Use easybib. com or one of the other sites listed in this unit to create citations for the sources you used to support your claim and refute your counterclaim.

Refer to what you have already learned about formatting your citations if you need a reminder.

Consider this example:
Baldwin, Kate. "Required Community Service: A Win - Win Situation." Central Sentinel. N. p. 07 August 2011. Web. 15 May 2012.
Works Cited
Take the properly formatted citations from this column and put them in correct order for your Works Cited in column three.