Principle of the syllogism: owing to the fact that the minor term is included in the middle term and the middle term is included in the major term, therefore (logical implication) the minor term is included in the major term         

All <middle term> are (included in ) <major term>. (Major Premise)
All<minor term> are (included in) < middle term>.  (Minor Premise)
All <minor term> are (included in) <major term >. (Conclusion)     

Steps to put syllogism into standard form:
1. Use premise and conclusion indicators to identify the conclusion:
2. The predicate of conclusion is the major term and the subject of the conclusion is the minor term.
3. The major premise contains the major term (predicate of conclusion) and the middle term.
4. The minor premise will contain the minor term (subject of the conclusion) and the middle term.
5. The statements should be put in the following order: Major premise, Minor Premise, and Conclusion.