Research projects require structuring many components like one's own voice and argument alongside other perspectives in the field. Outlining is crucial to avoid topics and arguments losing their way during the research essay writing process. This assignment requires students to create a detailed outline that moves through the beginning, middle, and end of their research paper. The outline must include a working thesis statement, clear topic sentences with corresponding details, and planned research implementation entries. It is due by March 24th for a portion of the unit's grade.

1. ENGL102 SP17 – C.J. Hill
Unit 3 Assignment Instructions
Research Essay Outlines
Research projects are huge, with many moving pieces to keep track of. There is your
voice, your argument, other voices in the field, other arguments—and this is just to
start. Structuring all of these components can be the hardest part of the research
essay writing process. But it doesn’t have to be.
Typically, the greatest issues in a research essay come from a lack of outlining.
Without a guide, topics and arguments can begin to lose their way. So for this
assignment, you are to create a detailed outline of your research essay that moves
entirely through the progression of your paper. In equal parts, we should see a
beginning, a middle, and an end in the outline.
This assignment requires:
• A working thesis statement
• Clear topic sentences that umbrella several corresponding details
• Entries of the research implementation planned
Audience:
• Compose this outline to an audience of yourself and your instructor
Format:
• Follow the outline formatting instructions, given as an example worksheet in
the Bb Learn Unit 3 folder, exactly
Assessment:
• This assignment makes up 20 of Unit 3’s 50 Process Points
Research Essay Outlines are due on Bb Learn on
Friday, March 24th by 11:59 pm