Write exemplification essay outline with topic What is the importance of achieving and maintaining P/PC Balance? Give at least three specific examples that support your thesis.

(* REMEMBER: This question is really asking what YOU see as the importance of P/PC balance, which may not necessarily agree with the author. DO NOT RE-TEACH COVEY'S BOOK. Make sure you answer in 3^rdperson and that you have enough support for your claim

Format

PLANNED PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT (USE X TO CHOOSE):

____Chronological _______Order of Importance ______Equal Importance

INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH (At a minimum, your Introduction will introduce the topic, provide a hook, give relevant background information and state the THESIS).

THESIS STATEMENT: Write the DIRECT ANSWER to one of the Essay 1 Question Options in ONE COMPLETE SENTENCE. (This will be your Thesis Statement. In your essay, your thesis statement will be the LAST SENTENCE in your Introduction paragraph.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Support Paragraph 1

Topic Sentence 1 Complete Sentence): ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

SPECIFIC EXAMPLE that supports topic sentence 1:

The rest of this paragraph will identify and describe your first SPECIFIC EXAMPLE and explain how it supports your topic sentence (which supports your thesis statement). FOR THIS OUTLINE, JUST IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC EXAMPLE. DO NOT FILL IN THE WHOLE PARAGRAPH ON THE OUTLINE. (DO THIS FOR EACH NEW SUPPORT, or "BODY", PARAGRAPH )

Support Paragraph 2

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Topic Sentence (Complete Sentence): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

SPECIFIC EXAMPLE that supports topic sentence 1 (Complete sentence not needed): ____________________________________________________________________________________

Support Paragraph 3

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Topic Sentence (Complete Sentence): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

SPECIFIC EXAMPLE that supports topic sentence 1 (Complete sentence not needed): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Conclusion Paragraph:

At a minimum, your Conclusion will bring your ideas together by returning to and/or summarizing the important points and PARAPHRASING the thesis. (Restate the thesis differently than it is written in your Introduction! Keep the point but change the exact wording so your essay is not redundant.)

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