1. Creating an Outline
You will be using your sources (one book and one reliable website) to research information about your topic.
Look through your sources: What is most important about your event? What information do you need to
include to properly explain and present your event?
Suggested Details to Include in your Outline:
Dates
Places
People Involved
What happened?
Why is this event important?
Creating a Works Cited Page
Step 1: Scan through your information. Look through the table of contents. What is most important
about your event?
Step 2: Arrange the important aspects of your event in an order that makes sense and flows well.
Important Things to note:
1. Your first Roman numeral will be your Introduction. Your last Roman numeral will be your Conclusion.
2. An outline is a guideline of what you will be talking about in your paper. You do not need to write in
complete sentences. Instead, think of words and phrases.
3. If you have a subtopic A, you must have a subtopic B.
4. See my example! Yours may look very similar, but adjusted to fit your event .
Kristallnacht
I. Introduction
A. Translation
B. What is Kristallnacht?
II. When and Where
A. Date
B. Location
III. People Involved in Kristallnacht
A. Nazi Party Officials
B. Hitler Youth
C. German Citizens
IV. What Happened?
A. Why did Kristallnacht Occur?
B. General Facts
C. Statistics
D. Immediate Aftermath
V. Conclusion
A. Why was Kristallnacht important?
B. How did Kristallnacht affect World War II?