I.Introduction

a.Personalize the essay/engage the reader creatively

b.Offer thesis statement (may indicate a plan of development)

II.Body

a. First supporting idea

1.Specific example (might be hypothetical, may be a fact, may come from text, may come from outside source)

2.Specific example (might be hypothetical…)

b.Second Supporting idea

1.Specific example

2.Specific example

c.Third supporting idea

1.Specific example

2.Specific example

III.Conclusion 

a.Exit gracefully, shortest paragraph of the essay

b.Choose a method of closure (only one)

1.Reiterate your thesis

2.Offer a final suggestion (to think, act, respond)

3.Offer a final lesson (has the reader learned something?)