Extended Essay Skeleton Outline Template

Note this is a generic template and may not be suitable for your particular topic
Introduction (usually written last):
You will be able to write an introduction if you can make the following
statements/claims about your paper:
o Indicate why the topic is interesting, important or worthy of study
o Some background information to put your topic in context
o Indication of how your topic has been focused to something that is
manageable within 4000 words
o Clear and precise research question (though not necessarily in question
form)
o A clear concluding thesis statement and argument (response to the
research question)
For your outline, you should be able to:
o State your research question (it may change slightly in draft stage):
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o Roughly write your thesis statement/argument (it may change slightly)
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Body:
It is here where you will craft and support your argument. For the EE, you may
decide to divide the paper into multiple parts or sections.
Each part should have a clear focus; each paragraph within each part should have
a purpose, make a point, and be supported by research.
For your outline you should be able to:
o Distinguish the order in which you will make your argument:
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Part Two: _____________________________________
Part Three: ____________________________________
Part Four: _____________________________________
Part One will likely be methodology and justification for the approach youve taken for
your research (ie sources, data collection etc..)
Part Two/Three/Four will present your case, support it with data/research and will
present counter-arguments and shoot them down.

o Within each part, you should be able to state the following (Note: This is a
simplistic model for what your final product should be):
Part One:
Paragraph One:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:
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Paragraph Two:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:
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Paragraph Three:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:
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Part Two:
Paragraph One:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:
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Paragraph Two:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:
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Paragraph Three:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:

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Part Three:
Paragraph One:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:
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Paragraph Two:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:
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Paragraph Three:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:
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Part Four:
Paragraph One:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:
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Paragraph Two:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:
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Paragraph Three:
o Argument:
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o Supporting Research and Source:

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Analysis and Conclusion: Here you will bring together your research, restate what
youve outlined in your body and systematically present your finding that
supports your thesis.
To conclude you should be able to:
o Clearly state the conclusion of your work
o This conclusion should directly relate to the research question and be
substantiated by the evidence presented
o Indicate issues, unresolved questions and new questions that have emerged
from research
For your outline, you should be able to state:
o Key arguments or information that contributes to your research question
o Demonstrate how it all ties together to prove your thesis. In other words:
what is the point of your essay:
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What key research do you have to support this:
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What can you deduce as a result of writing this paper (ie: your
insight, discovery, argument):
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What kinds of new questions arise from your work/research?
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