Per the Essay Four research assignment sheet:

After READING YOUR SOURCES, compose the first three to five paragraphs of your paper (2 1/2 or 3 pages). At the very least, you should complete a working introduction (including your clearly identifiable thesis statement)

as well as the first body paragraphs. Follow these paragraphs with an informal outline—a plan—for the remainder of the essay.

Please include a Works Cited Page.