DEFINATION ESSAY OUTLINE : It lists several different ways in which you might define a term, and you might choose to use five or six of those techniques. You shouldn’t try to use all of the techniques listed, they are just ideas that may or may not fit your topic.
Possible Areas to Examine in Definition
Topic you are defining: _____________________________________
Describe it:
Give examples of it:
Explain how it works and its purpose:
Compare to similar things:
Its future:
Informal definition:
Formal Dictionary Definition:
Synonyms:
Antonyms and/or a statement that tells what the word is not:
Its History:
The Word History:
Quote about the word/phrase:
Short anecdote (story) illustrating the subject:
Causes or Effects related to the term:
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