1. Outlining

2. Reasons to Outline Provides a blueprint for writing papers Helps strengthen writing by organizing ideas Presents information in a useful format Strengthens argumentation by presenting evidence in a logical order Shows relationship between ideas Creates an organized overview of what you plan to write Defines boundaries of groups of ideas

3. How to Outline Determine the purpose of your paper, the audience for whom you are writing, your thesis Brainstorm: list all of the ideas that you want to include in your paper Group: group all related in ideas together. Order: arrange groups of ideas in logical order; within each group arrange ideas/information from general to specific Label: create main and sub headings