Outlining an essay

OUTLINING AN ESSAY: ROBERT L. FIELDING
The traditional outline has three sections: introduction, body, and conclusion.The basic model looks like this:
Title
Introduction
The background
The thesis statement
Body
First major category of support
Supporting detail
Supporting detail
Supporting detail
Second major category of support
Supporting detail
Supporting detail
Third major category of support
Supporting detail
Supporting detail
Conclusion
Review of the major categories of support
The answer, solution, or final option
Example:
Alcohol Testing for Mass Transportation Employees
Congress mandates testing for transportation employees
Background on why
Explanation of new policy
How and why alcohol testing is used
Circumstances for Alcohol Testing
Pre-employment
Post-accident
Reasonable suspicion
Random
Return to duty/follow-up testing
Method of Alcohol Testing
Blood
Urine
Breath
Performance
Options for Alcohol Abusers
Retesting
Treatment
Termination of employment
Conclusion