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1、HowtowriteanoutlinePart1of2:PlanningYourOutline1Chooseatopic. Whetheryourworkwillbereflective,persuasive,informative,research-based,orsomecombinationthereof,youmustchooseageneralfocustohelpkeepyourthoughtsontrack.[1]·Atthisstageit'sokaytohaveabroadtopicinsteadoftry
2、ingtonarrowitdowntoyourspecificthesisstatement.Forexample,whenyou'rejuststartingout,insteadofnarrowingyourtopicdownrightawayto"theattitudesoftheFrenchtowardstheMaquisresistancefightersinWWII"youmightlookatFrenchlifeduringtheGermanoccupationingeneral.·Youcanalsomake
3、anoutlineforacreativepiece,likeanovel.Youwillstillwanttofocusonatopic(steampunkreimaginingofHamlet).Youwon'thaveathesis,andtheoutlinewillfollowthestructureofthenovel(importantevents,forexample).2Determinethelargerpurposeofyourwork. Choosinganendgoalwillnotonlygivey
4、ourtopicdirection,butalsohelpyoustructureyourpaperlogically.Ifyou’rewritingaformalessay, writeathesisstatement thatfulfillsthispurpose,otherwiseyou'llneedtodeterminewhatyou'retryingtoaccomplishwithyourwork.·Youcouldcompareandcontrasttwothings,whichmeansthatyou'llbe
5、makingconnections,andusingcriticalthinkingtoengageinanalysisofthetwo(usually)pieces.Thiswillneedtogobeyondsimplysummarizing,butusuallywon'trequiremuchoutsideresearch.[2]·Presentcauseandeffect.Showwhysomethinghappened(particularlygoodforhistoricalessays,becauseyouca
6、nlookatsomethingthathappenedinhistoryandtheeffectithadonevents).·Defineoranalyzeaparticularaspectorconcept.Forexample,youmighttalkaboutfeminismandtalkaboutthehistoryoftheterm,thedifferenttypesoffeminism,andwhatitmeanstodifferentgroups.·Presentonesideofanargument(yo
7、ushouldalsoprovide,oratleastaddress,thecounter-argument).·Provideevidenceanddrawaconclusion.Youshouldalways,whenwritinganessay,backupyourconclusionsandyourthesisstatementwithspecificevidence,evenifyou'rewritingapersonalessay,apersuasiveessay(especiallywhenwritingap
8、ersuasiveessay),oracreativeessay.3Gathersupportingmaterials. Thesemightbequotes,statistics,theories,images,plotpoints,orpersonalreflectionsdepend
