paper outline

Attention getter- up until two years ago the corps didn't even start taking records of wetlands loss to developments and natural disasters.
main points-1.wetlands are disappering at a fast rate
2.they are slowly reapering-
3.they are being lost to development
transition to thesis statement/main question or point of the paper


FIRST PARAGRAPH
- topic sentence about one side of the issue: i think that you should be able to build but try to save or recreate wetlands
- research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct


SECOND PARAGRAPH
- topic sentence about one side of the issue
- research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct


THIRD PARAGRAPH
- topic sentence about the other side of the issue
- research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct


FOURTH PARAGRAPH
- topic sentence about the other side of the issue
- research and quotations from sources to prove the topic sentence is correct


CONCLUSION
- Re-state thesis
- Review main points
- Use an attention-getting device to send the reader off in a thought-provoking manner