Thursday, January 3

local history project (outline)




ghosts of Plymouth

I. Introduction- do you live in a small town?
A. Hook – Plymouth is a town with multiple ghost sightings.
B. Transition – have you ever seen a ghost in your town
C. Main information
1. descriptions of the “ghost’s in Plymouth”
2. numbers of ghost sightings
3. other ghost sightings in near by towns
D. Main idea of your paper – This paper will focus on...the ghost sightings in Plymouth

II. Body Paragraph 1-descriptions of the “ghost’s in Plymouth”
A. Transition sentence – do you have rumors of ghost in your town
B. 1st main piece of information-these are some descriptions of ghosts in Plymouth
Expand on above info
1. The ghost of a young woman dressed in a bloody wedding dress can often be observed late at night running after a passing car on a dark road outside Plymouth.
2. The ghost of a young Indian warrior has been observed on a few occasions mailing a letter at a Plymouth post office.
3. The ghost of a badly burned woman can be seen very often picking flowers in the front yard of a house in Plymouth.

III. Body Paragraph 2-number of ghost sightings
A. Transition sentence – do you know if you have ghost in your town?
B. 2nd main piece of information-how many ghost where have people see ghost in Plymouth?
C. Expand on above info
1. people have seen a ghost of a woman picking flowers in the front yard of a house in Plymouth
2. a ghost has been seen on a few times mailing a letter at a Plymouth post office.
3. a ghost has been seen late at night running after a passing car on a dark road outside Plymouth.


IV. Body Paragraph 3-do other towns near Plymouth have "ghosts"
A. Transition sentence - do more towns have ghost
B. 3rd main piece of information
C. Expand on above info
1.Newport,Maine has ghost sightings
2. Detroit,Maine has ghost sightings
3.Corrina,Maine has ghost sightings

VI. Conclusion
A. Transition sentence (general statement that relates to your topic) -I fond that a lot of towns have ghost not just in Maine but all over the u.s. go to this website to read about the ghost sightings
http://www.ghostsofamerica.com/0/Maine_Plymouth_ghost_sightings.html
B. Summary of main pieces of information -the previous paragraphs tell about the ghost sightings and descriptions of some of the ghost that have been seen.
C. Restate main topic of paper - through the website
http://www.ghostsofamerica.com/0/Maine_Plymouth_ghost_sightings.html I've found some proof that there may be ghost though out Maine
D. A sentence or two about what you wrote about means -what I've wrote above gives evidence that points toward ghosts in Maine

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