Notes for Major Paper Grading Sheets Pennsylvania College of Technology Dr. Ed Vavra Assoc. The formal outline is well organized to support the thesis. The preceding outline is well-organized to support the thesis. The preceding outline includes at least one set of sub-divisions, noted by capital letters.
Topic sentences embody the outline.
The words in your outline should appear in the corresponding focal and topic sentences . In longer papers, not every paragraph needs to be represented in the outline. For example, a long narrative example might take several paragraphs. But every topic in your outline should be represented in your essay. Paragraphs are not too long or too short.