Name ____________________________
Hours _________
Country Report Outline – Country ___________________________
“Catchy” Title: __________________________________________________________
(Unique and Interesting Hook)______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (Claim / Thesis: General statement about your country- Why did you choose it? What ancestors came from this country? Etc.) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (From my research the evidence shows: short phrases - NO FACTS!!) (Geography) _______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________, (Major Holidays) ___________________________________________________________________________, (Ethnic Foods_____________________________________________________________ ________________________________, and (Points of Interest) _________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________.
(Transitional Sentence: Begin with a word or phrase from the list letting the reader know you are going to write a sentence introducing the geography.) __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________. (Topic Sentence: General sentence about the geography of your country. Make it interesting. Grab the reader’s attention!) ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________. (Point #1) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #2) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #3) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #4) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________.
(Point #5) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Transitional Sentence: General sentence about the major holidays and festivals of your country. Make it interesting. Grab the reader’s attention! –Use a different transitional word or phrase.) ________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________. (Topic Sentence: General sentence about the major holidays and festivals of your country. Make it interesting. Grab the reader’s attention!) _______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________. (Point #1) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #2) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #3) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________.
(Point #4) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________. (Point #5) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________. (Transitional Sentence: General sentence about the major ethnic foods of your country. Make it interesting. Grab the reader’s attention! – Use a different transitional word or phrase.) ___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________. (Topic Sentence: General sentence about the ethnic foods of your country. Make it interesting. Grab the reader’s attention!) ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________. (Point #1) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #2) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________.
(Point #3) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #4) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #5) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Transitional Sentence: General sentence about the points of interest of your country. Make it interesting. Grab the reader’s attention! – Use a different transitional word or phrase.) _________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________. (Topic Sentence: General sentence about the points of interest of your country. Make it interesting. Grab the reader’s attention!) __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________. (Point #1) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________.
(Point #2) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #3) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #4) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #5) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Topic Sentence: General sentence about any interesting facts / or facts of your choice about your country. Make it interesting. Grab the reader’s attention!) (Point #1) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #2) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________.
(Point #3) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #4) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Point #5) ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. (Transitional Sentence: General sentence about the conclusion of your country report. Make it interesting. Grab the reader’s attention! – Use a different transitional word or phrase.) ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________. (Restate your Claim / Thesis: General sentence restating the claim / thesis from our introductory paragraph about the reason you chose to study this country. Make it interesting. Grab the reader’s attention! ) _________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (Reword your facts/ statements from your introduction in each area NO FACTS!!) (Geography) ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________,
(Major Holidays / Festivals)______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________, (Ethnic Foods) ____________________________________________________________, ________________________________________________________________________, and (Points of Interest) ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (The two most interesting things you learned about your country.) _____ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (Concluding Statement: Sum It Up! Make it Interesting/Clever!) ________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________