3. How to make an outline?
Research and gather sources
Make a list of the topics you want to cover
Consider the best order to discuss the topics
Fill in the details
Revise
4. Example
Topic: The importance of water
1ST Step: Brainstorming
Think about what you know what about water
and its uses
5. 2nd Step
Write down the data obtained from brainstorming
Human body consist of more than severely percent of water
Water is used in agriculture
It is used in daily life, cooking, cleaning etc
It is used for drinking
It is consumed by plants and animals
Used in dams for making electricity
Humans cannot survive without water, life is important
It is used in industries
Plants make their food through water
6. Lets think which point should be included
in introductory paragraph
Point # 1
Human body consist of more than 70 percent of water
Point # 2
Human cannot exist without water, life is impossible.
Now think of related point with it:
All the life on the earth depends on water. Human, animals and plants need water for
their existence. The majority of the earth surface is covered with water. Water is so
essential that no one can deny the existence.
7. Constructing the introductory paragraph
The Importance of water
All the life on the earth depends on water. It covers the
majority of the earth surface. The human body itself
consists of severely percent of water. There is no life in
the deserts because of the lack of water. The importance
of water can be seen in the unlimited users for humans.
Animals and plants which makes it clear that life cannot
exist without water.
8. First body paragraph
The most important use of water is for human life and
activities. They need to drink it on daily basis. If water is not
available to humans, they will die of thirst. Furthermore, it has
domestic uses as well like cleaning houses, washing clothes
and utensils, cooking etc. no house can run without water. In
addition to these uses, water is used in industries, agricultural
and dams. Certainly, all these fields provide great comfort to
humans.
9. Important points to remember
There should be no headings in the essay
It should only consists of paragraph
The first sentence of each paragraph must be written after leaving some space. Its
an indication that a new paragraph has started.
The ideas of one paragraph should not be any repetition in the body paragraphs.
However, the concluding paragraph can restate the main point of the essay
discussed in the introductory paragraph. Its not considered a repetition.
10. Concluding paragraph
Thus to conclude, it can be said that water is a valuable
blessing of God which makes human life possible on
this earth. Keeping in view its undeniable importance
it is the duty of each one of us to preserve the water
reservoirs. It should be used economically. Let us show
a sense of responsibility by sparing it for our coming
generations.
