The document provides guidance on writing outlines for research papers, detailing two main approaches: the sentence outline and the topic outline. The sentence outline uses complete sentences to convey complex issues, while the topic outline is structured with short phrases for more complex organization. It emphasizes the importance of clearly identifying the main problem and thesis categories, advising that a standard research paper outline should span approximately four pages.

1. How to Write an Outline for a
Research Paper
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2. How to Write an Outline for a Research
Paper
• Outlines for research
papers are made by the two
main approaches: the
sentence outline and the
topic outline. The article
examines these ways to
creating outlines and
presents some tips on how
to make them better.

3. THE FIRST APPROACH The first approach to composing an
outline is THE SENTENCE OUTLINE.
The name pretty much says it
everything.
It is written in complete sentences.
It is mostly used when research paper
intends to examine some complex
issues and reveal them as much as
possible.

4. THE FIRST APPROACH Many students like to use the sentence
outline because the sentences they
compose already contain a lot of useful
information which can be used for
writing.
For example, if such structure has a
point described in four or five
sentences it can give the writer the
outline for that point.

5. THE FIRST APPROACH The information that is needed can be
found and the writing process starts in
no time.
Here is a sample sentence of the
sentence outline element.
You can later compare it with the
example of the other approach below.

6. Failure of the efforts by activists
and beginning of a new era in
war with large oil giants in
2003.

7. THE SECOND
APPROACH
The second approach to writing an
outline of research paper is THE TOPIC
OUTLINE.
It means that the structure of your
work is described in short phrases.
Writers that tend to use this approach
have to examine different issues in the
paper and arrange them differently.

8. THE SECOND
APPROACH
Short phrases create more complex
structure that allows studying more
information than in the first approach
we described.
Here is the sample sentence of this
approach:

9. Important thing to remember when
writing an outline is to clearly
identify the main problem.
It is the focal point of your work so
make sure you present it as clearly
as you can.
Next, the main categories of your
thesis should be identified
appropriately.

10. These categories will be analyzed by
you in the body of your paper so
decide which ones are worth
studying.
Moreover categories in the paper
can be developed into several
subsections in order to thoroughly
research them.

11. Remember that the introduction of
your research paper should focus on
clear identification of your thesis
and its categories, and the rest of
the work should be aimed at the
description of these elements.

12. YOU MAY WANT TO USE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
IN PRESENTING YOUR CONTENT WHERE
NECESSARY.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE WRITING A HISTORY
RESEARCH PAPER AND NEED TO STUDY THE
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS OR TRACE A STORY.

13. There is no clear indication
which approach of composing
an outline should be used for
particular papers.

14. However, it is better to stick
to one of the approaches for
one outline.

15. You should also keep in mind
that standard research paper
usually contains 15 – 20 pages,
so make sure your outline gives
you enough room for writing this
amount of pages.

16. Writing professionals
recommend creating outline
that has four pages in length
for standard research papers.

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