The Importance of Public Control : A Sample Outline
I. Introductory Paragraph A. The 19th and 20th centuries in global examples B. Thesis Statement Public Control has been a means of keeping people in line and going along with the system, nevertheless public controls sometimes take a vicious turn and do the exact opposite 1. This is illustrated by the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution 2. WWII and the Holocaust 3. The reign of Terror of Stalins Regime C. This will be presented in the same way as stated above.
II. This is illustrated by the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution A. guillotine anyone who opposed 1. royals and nobility a. King Louis XVI b. Marie Antoinette
2. Robespierre a. began good b.
B. Concluding thoughts on how (all) the example(s) support thesis C. Transition statement
III. WWII and the Holocaust A. example + explanation of how it supports topic sentence
B. Concluding thoughts on how (all) the example(s) support thesis C. Transition statement
IV. The reign of Terror of Stalins Regime A. example + explanation of how it supports topic sentence B. Concluding thoughts on how (all) the example(s) support thesis C. Transition statement
V. Concluding Paragraph A. sum up what the reasons have illustrated re: thesis (just list) B. some thoughts on the implications of what you've just said or shown (just list)
Adapted from: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/thesis.html