Organizing your evidence

The body of your paper will consist of evidence in support of your thesis. Some writers prefer to start with a formal outline, perhaps using complete sentences. Other writers sketch an informal plan that organizes ideas in bold strokes.

Anna Orlov, for example, used this simple plan to outline the structure of her argument:

Exercise: Thesis statements in MLA papers 1

Exercise: Thesis statements in MLA papers 2

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Informal plans and outlines

Formal outlines