UPM-CALC/BBI2424 ACADEMIC WRITING/SEM 1/2017-18/WP/TASK 1

WRITING PORTFOLIO TASK 1

OUTLINE FORM (DRAFT)

NAME: Abdifatah Ahmed Hers GROUP: 25

MATRIC NO.: 190539
1. Based on your chosen topic, construct an outline for two body paragraphs using the outline below. Your thesis statement, topic
sentences and concluding sentences must be written in COMPLETE SENTENCES. The supporting points and supporting details
must be written in POINT FORM.
2. Provide the reference source (APA style) of the excerpts used as supporting details. Provide at least two references for
each paragraph.

TOPIC: Causes of Unemployment.

Thesis
Statement:
High Literacy rate in the developed countries and poor Governance in the third world countries are two causes of unemployment.

Topic
Sentences: Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2
The first cause of unemployment is high literacy rate in the Secondly, poor governance in the third world countries is
developed countries. another cause of unemploment.

Supporting
Points &
SP1: SP1: _________________________________________
Supporting
Details 1: In most of the developed countries, there is a _________________________________________
(point form) high demand of white collar jobs.
The number of graduates and the jobs availabes SD1: _________________________________________
are not corressponding .
SD1: Jully, De kadt _________________________________________

________________________________________
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References-
APA style:
(for
supporting
detail 1)

Supporting
Points &
Supporting SP2: _________________________________________ SP2: ________________________________________
Details 2:
(point form) ________________________________________ ________________________________________

SD2: ________________________________________ SD2: ________________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________

References-
APA style:
(for
supporting
detail 2)

Concluding
Sentences:
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