When Things Heat Up
an Online Outline by A. Wrighter

Introductory Paragraph

Begin with an interesting quotation or description related to Climate change

(You will need a transition here)

- End the Intro paragraph with your thesis statement:

Climate change will result in rising sea levels, food shortages and increased inequality between rich and poor nations.

Body Paragraph #1

Topic sentence for paragraph:
Climate change will result in rising sea levels.

- Find evidence - like facts, examples, quotations, or statistics that back it up or support the topic sentence of this paragraph.

- Explain how your evidence supports the topic sentence

Another example that shows rising sea levels is...

- Find more evidence - facts, examples, quotations, or statistics that back it up or support the topic sentence of this paragraph.

- Explain how this second piece of evidence supports the topic sentence.

Body Paragraph #2

Topic sentence for paragraph:
Climate change will result in food shortages.

- Find evidence - like facts, examples, quotations, or statistics that back it up or support the topic sentence of this paragraph.

- Explain how your evidence supports the topic sentence

Another example that shows that food shortages is...

- Find more evidence - facts, examples, quotations, or statistics that back it up or support the topic sentence of this paragraph.

- Explain how this second piece of evidence supports the topic sentence.

Body Paragraph #3

Topic sentence for paragraph:
Most importantly, Climate change will result in increased inequality between rich and poor nations.

- Find evidence - like facts, examples, quotations, or statistics that back it up or support the topic sentence of this paragraph.

- Explain how your evidence supports the topic sentence

Another example that shows that increased inequality between rich and poor nations is...

- Find more evidence - facts, examples, quotations, or statistics that back it up or support the topic sentence of this paragraph.

- Explain how this second piece of evidence supports the topic sentence.

Conclusion

So you can see that Climate change will result in three main factors: rising sea levels, food shortages and increased inequality between rich and poor nations.

- Now you will return to your opening attention-getter from the introduction

- Then end your essay with a powerful So What? statement.

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