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Outlining

Whentodoit:beforeyoubeginwritingthepaper
Whatpurposedoesitserve:mappingthepapersowritingitwillbeeasyandvisiblyplanned
Howtodoit:Thereareamyriadofmethodsrangingfromformalstyleswhichsome
professorsmayrequire,orlessstructuredapproacheswhichcanbeequallyeffective.

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I.Introduction
A. Thesis
B. Somedetailsofwhatthepaperwillcover
II.BodyParagraph1(Repeatthisformatforanybodyparagraph)
A. Topicsentence
B. Evidence(writingiseasierwhenyouhavetoworkaroundplanned)
a. Youcanalsoprewritethesentencesthatwillbedirectlyaroundthe
evidencehere
C. Evidence
D. Evidence
III.Conclusion
A. Restatingofthesis
B. Summarizingmostimportantpointsmadeinthebody

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Intro
Thesis:
Bodyparagraph1(Repeatformatforanybodyparagraph)
MainIdea:
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence

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