Example Rough Outlines
- Remember - the more paragraphs you have, the shorter they can be to reach 1500 words minimum
- 10 paragraphs = 150 words each
- 6 paragraphs = 250 words each
- FIrst section (Intro) doesn’t need subtitle. Other sections do.
Example 1 (6 section, 10 paragraphs / problem-solution)
- Intro (1 paragraph)
- Background section (1 paragraph)
- Topic 1: (two paragraphs, problems and solutions)
- Topic 2: (two paragraphs, problems and solutions)
- Topic 3: (two paragraphs, problems and solutions)
- Conclusion
Example 2 (5 section, 9 paragraphs / problem-solution)
- Intro (1 paragraph)
- Background section (1 paragraph)
- Problems section (3 paragraphs)
- Problem 1
- Problem 2
- Problem 3
- Solutions section (3 paragraphs)
- Solutions 1
- Solutions 2
- Solutions 3
- Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Example 3A: (4 section 6 paragraph / compare contrast)
- Intro (1 paragraph)
- Background section (1 paragraph)
- Comparison section (3 paragraphs)
- Topic 1 similarities and differences
- Topic 2 similarities and differences
- Topic 3 similarities and differences
- Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Example 3B: (6 section 9 paragraph / compare contrast)
- Intro (1 paragraph)
- Background section (1 paragraph)
- Comparison section 1 (2 paragraphs)
- Similarities Topic 1
- Differences Topic 1
- Comparison section 2 (2 paragraphs)
- Similarities Topic 2
- Differences Topic 2
- Comparison section 3 (2 paragraphs)
- Similarities Topic 3
- Differences Topic 3
- Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Example 4A: Case study (6 paragraph, 4 section problem-solution)
- Intro (1 paragraph)
- Background section (1 paragraph about topic e.g. education)
- Case Study section (3 paragraphs)
- BACKGROUND on Topic IN Country (e.g. education in Cambodia)
- 3 problems
- 3 solutions
- Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Example 4B: Case study (10 paragraphs, 6 section)
- Intro (1 paragraph)
- Background section (1 paragraph about topic e.g. education)
- Case Study Background (1 paragraphs on Topic IN Country (e.g. education in Cambodia)
- Case study Problems section (3 paragraphs)
- Problem 1
- Problem 2
- Problem 3
- Case study Problems section (3 paragraphs)
- Solution 1
- Solution 2
- Solution 3
- Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Example 5: Argument (4 section, 6 paragraph)
- Intro (1 paragraph)
- Background section (1 paragraph)
- Reason section (3 paragraphs)
- Reason 1 it is good/bad / we should/shouldn’t do it
- Reason 2 it is good/bad / we should/shouldn’t do it
- Reason 3 it is good/bad / we should/shouldn’t do it
- Conclusion (1 paragraph)