Constructing outlines
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An outline helps organize ideas, present material logically, and show relationships between ideas. To construct an outline, determine the paper's purpose and audience, develop a strong thesis, brainstorm all ideas, group related ideas and arrange them from general to specific, and label main and subheadings. Outlining takes research and divides it into subtopics to construct a well-organized paper that is easy to write.
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Constructing outlines
- 2. PURPOSE • Helps you organize your ideas • Presents your material in a logical form • Shows the relationships among ideas in your writing • Constructs an ordered overview of your writing
- 3. HOW TO BEGIN: 1.Determine the purpose of your paper. 2.Determine the audience you are writing for. 3.Develop a strong thesis/claim of your paper.
- 4. THEN… 4. BRAINSTORM: list all of the ideas that you want to include in your paper. 5. ORGANIZE: Group related ideas together. 6. ORDER: Arrange material in subsections from general to specific or abstract to concrete. 7. LABEL: create main and subheadings.
- 6. Begin by formulating your thesis at the top of the page.
- 7. Then break apart your thesis into separate topics/headings.
- 8. Basically, you are taking your piles of research and dividing it up into subtopics.
- 9. Add details, examples, stats, and subheadings.
- 10. The more specific your outline becomes, the easier your paper will be to compose
- 11. Outlining is the key to having a well-organized paper!