Name___________________________________________

Outline Format

Introduction

When Phoenician language stopped being spoken (Author)

Language Phoenician is closely related to (Author)
How trade spread the language (Author)
Greeks and Romans changing the Phoenician language (Author)
Thesis statement- The majority of languages spoken in the world today are
based on the first language of the Phoenicians, especially (insert your
language here).

Origins

Topic sentence
Where in the world language was started (Author)
Country of origin (Author)
Parent languages (Author)
Evolved from (Author)
Dead dialects (Author)
Changed into something new (Author)
Conclusion sentence- sum up the paragraph but do not repeat everything you
just stated

Today

Topic sentence
Countries that use it (Author)
Number of people in the United States that speak it (Author)
Modern variations of language (Author)
Reading direction (Author)
Letters in the alphabet (Author)
Conclusion sentence- sum up the paragraph but do not repeat everything you
just stated

Conclusion

How similar is this language to your native language?

Would you want to learn this language? Why?
Two simple sentences in English
Two sentences translated into your language