This document provides instructions for an assignment to create an outline for a research essay. It explains that research projects involve managing many components, and structuring them can be difficult. Outlining is important to guide topics and arguments. Students must create a detailed outline that shows a beginning, middle, and end of the essay. The outline requires a thesis statement, topic sentences for details, and plans for research. It should be composed for the student and instructor, following a specific outline format, and is worth 20 of 50 process points for the unit. The outlines are due by July 14th at 11:59 pm.

1. ENGL102 SU17 – 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 & Participation Points
Research Essay Outlines are due on Bb Learn on
Friday, July 14th by 11:59 pm