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Practice 16D: Constructing an Outline
For your third test in this class, you will be constructing an outline using the template given above.
You will construct it in your own word document and simply upload it when you request your third
test. You do not need to do this now because the rest of this course will give you a great amount of
information about the specifics of writing this paper. But as you complete the remaining sections,
keep your paper topic in mind start making notes about what you will do and the quotes you might
use. Here is your topic:

Write a compare and contrast essay (Study Section 2), using the following prompt:
Water can be both destructive and life-giving. Compare water in the natural realm on earth, the way
water is used in the Bible, and the ways water has affected your own life.

Here is a skeleton of what your outline will look like:
Introduction: See above
Body paragraph #1: Physical water
1. Example: Floods can be extremely destructive…
• explain
2. Example: Rivers are a constant source of life for all creatures…
• explain
3. Example: Rain allows people to grow crops…
• explain
Body paragraph #2: Spiritual water
1. Scripture from the Bible
• explain
2. Scripture from the Bible
• explain
3. Scripture from the Bible
• explain
Body paragraph #3: Water in my life (should be a mixture of physical and spiritual)
1. Example: When I was five years old, I had to pass through the waters of my mother’s death…
• explain
2. Example: When I was searching for water…
• explain
3. Example: Lack of rainfall led to a season of hunger for my family…
explain
Conclusion: See above

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