Outline

Research Outline due December 6:

After conducting additional research following the teacher conference, the student will submit a detailed outline of his or her research notes in preparation for writing his or her literature review. A finalized MLA citations page will also be included with the outline.

1. Find three to five common themes/subtopics in your research. This will make it easier to organize your information.

2. Using your themes/subtopics to guide you, list all of the information from all of your sources. Make sure you list the source name in parentheses after the information, so that it will be easier for you to go back and cite your information.

3. Logically organize your information under each theme/subcategory.

4. Create a brief outline for your introduction, including a hook to draw your reader in, the significance of the problem, and your thesis/research question.

5. Create a brief outline for your conclusion, including a restatement of your thesis/research question, your major findings from your research, and a final thought as to why your reader should invest their time and effort in the problem.

6. Use the MLA citations from your annotated bibliography to create a Works Cited page.

Outline:

I. Introduction

A. Hook: (How will you draw your reader in? Be creative.)

B. Significance of the Problem

1. (Statistic from Source)

a) Unpack and analyze this statistic and what it means for society.

C. Research Question.

II. (First Subtopic)

A. First general point or fact

1. Evidence from a source that backs it up (Source Name)

2. Another piece of evidence from another source that agrees (Source Name)