Organizing the Body of Your Essay: Using Boxes and Bullets

The video tutorial teaches how to organize the body of an essay using boxes and bullets. It begins with an overview of the essay writing process, emphasizing the importance of the introductory outline. The tutorial then demonstrates how to convert introductory bullets into boxes in the body organizer, add supporting details, and ensure sufficient information is present. The lesson concludes with a review of the steps and the importance of revisiting sections with insufficient details.

What is the first step in the preparing to write process?

Why is it important to include the introductory outline in your essay?

Describe the process of outlining the body of your essay using boxes and bullets.

What should you do after making each bullet of your introduction a box?

Explain how to add supporting details to your body outline.

How do you determine if you have enough information for each box in your outline?

What are the three main steps to outline the body of your research essay?