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Sample of Paragraph Outline

 

	Body Paragraph 1
Topic	Separate Responsibilities of Parents
Topic Sentence	In Saudi Arabia , mothers and fathers often perform separate duties.
Supporting Points	i)              mothers speak to teachers on daily basis ii)            fathers drive children to school (mother can’t drive) iii)            mothers help children with homework (father at work) iv)           fathers attend parent teachers meetings v)                         mothers teach daughter to sew, cook, look after younger child vi)                        fathers teach son how to garden/repair car/change gas cylinder vii)                      fathers teach sons to drive, hunt, play football etc. viii)                     mothers teach daughters how to skip, use hula hoop etc.
Reason for Order of Supporting Points	alternate mother/father responsibilities according to topic a) education    b) chores/work     c) play/entertainment
Concluding Sentence	Although parents often have separate responsibilities   for child rearing there are many duties that they share.

Link between previous and next paragraph

The previous paragraph discusses separate responsibilities of parents and the next paragraph continues to talk about the role of parents in child rearing but focuses on shared responsibilities of parents.