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Name:
Essay Outline
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
Introduction:
1) Hook: introduce the topic, start your paper with a general statement about your topic that
catches the readers attention: a relevant quotation, question, anecdote, fascinating fact,
definition, analogy, an opposing position, a detail that is not widely known, or a dilemma that
needs a solution.

2) Context: dont assume your readers know anything about the material discussed. Provide the
information the reader will need to understand the topic (background informationname of the
work, the author, and a brief summary of the work)

3) Summary: the main ideas from each of the body paragraphs are here summarized in order to
explain what is to come in the essay, but also be sure to highlight the progression of your thought
process. In doing this you devise a mental road map for reader.

4) Thesis: state your arguable position on the topic that you will support with evidence in your
body paragraphs. The thesis statement comes at the end of the introduction. It is the most
important sentence in the entire essay because it presents your position on the essay topic. It
must relate to the main ideas that will be discussed in the body paragraphs.
What side will you take? What will you demonstrate in your paper? What ideas are you going to
explore?

Body: P1
1) Topic Sentence: provide the main idea of the paragraph.

2) Supporting Evidence: include specific textual evidence: cited quotes, paraphrases or summary;
or evidence that supports your thesis from other sources: anecdotes, first-person interviews or
your own experience. Include two pieces of factual evidence for each topic.

3) Analysis: analyze your evidence: tell the reader what is significant or important about this
evidence you provided. How does the piece of evidence support your thesis? Think about why

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you chose to include it.

4) Transition: connect each paragraph with a sentence or two that demonstrates how each idea
leads into the next, and how they work together to support your position. The purpose of this
sentence is to weave your essay together.

Body: P2
1) Topic Sentence: provide the main idea of the paragraph.

2) Supporting Evidence: include specific textual evidence: cited quotes, paraphrases or summary;
or evidence that supports your thesis from other sources: anecdotes, first-person interviews or
your own experience. Include two pieces of factual evidence for each topic.

3) Analysis: analyze your evidence: tell the reader what is significant or important about this
evidence you provided. How does the piece of evidence support your thesis? Think about why
you chose to include it.

4) Transition: connect each paragraph with a sentence or two that demonstrates how each idea
leads into the next, and how they work together to support your position. The purpose of this
sentence is to weave your essay together.

Body: P3
1) Topic Sentence: provide the main idea of the paragraph.
2) Supporting Evidence: include specific textual evidence: cited quotes, paraphrases or summary;

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or evidence that supports your thesis from other sources: anecdotes, first-person interviews or
your own experience. Include two pieces of factual evidence for each topic.

3) Analysis: analyze your evidence: tell the reader what is significant or important about this
evidence you provided. How does the piece of evidence support your thesis? Think about why
you chose to include it.

4) Transition: connect each paragraph with a sentence or two that demonstrates how each idea
leads into the next, and how they work together to support your position. The purpose of this
sentence is to weave your essay together.

Conclusion:
1. Restate Thesis: at the start of the conclusion, the thesis is restated in words different from
those in the introduction. Re-emphasize your thesis in a fresh way, showing how you have
achieved your purpose and constructed a strong argument.

2. Summary: provide the reader an overview of the main ideas from each of the body paragraphs
you discussed, but also be sure to highlight the progression of your thought process. In doing
this, make connections for the reader.

3. Final Thought/Closing Insight: the writer ends the essay by presenting a final thought on the
topic for example, by stating an opinion, a solution, or a prediction. You could also discuss the
larger significance of the topic or reveal unanswered questions.
The final thought should leave a strong impression on the reader and encourage them to think
deeper about the topic.