If you need assistance with outlining, you might wish to review the information provided online by the Purdue OWL under “Developing an Outline.” This resource includes sections on components of an outline, how to prepare an outline, and samples of outlines. I will use this website to evaluate your outline.
For this class, your outline should include full sentences for the thesis and the topic sentences, but only phrases for the points of evidence in each paragraph. My primary concern is that you have a PLAN for your essay that distinguishes between main ideas and minor points of evidence. The first part of this assignment asks that you prepare a complete outline for your paper that conforms to the rules stated above.
Next, prepare a rough draft of your introduction and at least your first main point. Post your outline and the partial draft as a Word document here.
You must include all documentation in order for me to provide a critique. Since you are using CSE citation-sequence style, you will have endnotes that correspond to your in-text citations. The in-text citations are noted with a superscript number in the order of citation (1, 2, 3). The endnotes are listed in the order referenced in the text (i.e., not alphabetical order). This is why this style is called “citation-sequence.” Additional citations to the same source use the same number as its first citation. CSE citation-sequence style uses the phrase “Cited References” as the title for the list of sources (bibliography) at the end of the paper. Center the phrase “CITED REFERENCES,” but do not use any other formatting—don’t bold, italicize, underline, or place in quotes.
CSE is covered in Miller-Cochran. Please use it!
A sample research question and thesis statement were included in the instructions for this assignment. Please review those samples for guidance on structure and wording.
A relevant research question is not provided.
A concise thesis statement is present.
The thesis statement clearly relates to the natural sciences.
The thesis statement includes a primary claim.
The thesis statement includes main points.
Please use this thesis statement moving forward in this module
SUMMARY OF SOURCES:
A summary of an article provides in condensed form the thesis of the article and the main points of evidence used to demonstrate that thesis. Since you will be presenting this information for a lay audience, the evidence should be summarized in general layman’s terms. DO NOT use direct quotes!