Topic:
Specific Purpose:
Thesis:
Organizational Pattern:
Introduction
I. [attention getter]
II. [reveal topic]
III. [establish credibility]
IV. [thesis and preview]
[transition]
Body
I: History
a.
b.
c.
[transition]
II:
a.
b.
[transition]
III: Future
a.
b.
c.
Conclusion
I. [signal the end]
II. [review]
III. [artistic closing line]
Works Cited/References
(THIS WILL DEPEND ON YOUR CHOSEN CITATION STYLE)