Start with the question
Paste the exact question or prompt. It sits at the top of the outline, so every slot below gets checked against it, and the conclusion ends by answering it.
Free essay outline planner
Write your question and your arguments. You get the structure: thesis, evidence, counterargument and conclusion, with a word guide for every part. The thinking stays yours.
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How this essay outline planner works
You bring the question and the ideas. The planner gives them a shape you can write into, and a page you can print.
Two or three arguments, one piece of evidence each
Write each argument as one line, and the source, study or example that backs it. Each one becomes a body section with a topic sentence slot, your evidence, and a “so what” slot for why it matters.
Every other slot is yours
The hook, the thesis, the topic sentences, the strongest objection and your reply all start empty. Write straight into the outline. Pick a different essay type and the labels change to fit; your words stay.
A word guide, not a rule
Give a total and each section shows a share of it: about 10% for the introduction, 70% across the body, 10% for the counterargument and 10% for the conclusion. It is a practical starting point. Your marking criteria come first.
What this tool will not do
It will not generate an outline with AI, write any part of your essay, show you example essays, or grade and give feedback on your outline. It gives the structure and keeps it tidy. The argument is still yours to make.
Questions
No. There is no AI anywhere on the page. It builds the structure from your question, your arguments and your evidence, and every other slot stays empty until you write it. The thinking is the part that earns the marks, so it stays with you.
The word guide starts from about 10% for the introduction, about 70% for the body split evenly across your arguments, about 10% for the counterargument and about 10% for the conclusion. It is a starting point, not a rule. If your marking criteria or your teacher ask for a different balance, follow them.
Argumentative takes one side and defends it. Discursive weighs both sides before reaching a judgement. Analytical takes a text, event or set of data apart to show how it works. Compare and contrast sets two things side by side, point by point. Switching the type changes the section names and prompts, and keeps what you have written.
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