Project Outline

Essay Outline

Introduction:
In my introduction will introduce my topic and my stance(John Hughes' Coming of Age films remain relevant, have a lasting impact and are important to teens) and what my four main points which will make up the body of my essay and explain why John Hughes' films are important.  There will be a hook as well as a thesis which will introduce my topic and subtopics.

Body Paragraph #1
John Hughes' movies address teens and their problems seriously
-the problems depicted in the movie: mental health, fitting in, bullying, class seperation, etc.
-how they were addressed; examples from the films
-how this broke barriers; first to talk about these problems

Body Paragraph #2
They accurately portray teens; the characters are real and dynamic rather than stock.
-breaking stereotypes
-examples
-the depth to the characters

Body Paragraph #3.
The movies have changed the way Hollywood makes teen movies
-what these movies inspired
-how films changed
-examples

Body Paragraph #4
The message in each movie is timeless which allows every generation of teens to relate
-examples, author opinions, and other research
-the main themes, messages, etc.
-why they're important to teens

Conclusion:
Tie everything up. Go over my topic and main points again and summarize essay and conclude.

*all of my evidence is from online sources which will be in my bibliography and will be cited within my essay
*I haven't decided how I will incorporate visuals yet but visuals are important to my project