Overview

Creating an outline of a paper assists the author in organizing the content of the paper.  It allows the author the opportunity to discover what ideas fit together well and which ones need additional clarification.  The more detailed the outline the easier it will be to write the final paper.

Review first sample outline at 

• Use Roman numerals for the main headings in the outline (I, II, III, IV)• Capital letters are used for the subheadings (A, B, C, D)• If another set of subheadings is needed use 1, 2, 3, 4• The next subheading would be lowercase letters, e.g., a, b, c, d

Note: There can be no fewer than two (2) subheadings beneath any heading. See the example in the Instructional Materials folder for Module 5.

Instructions

1. You are to create an alphanumeric outline of the final paper.

2. Main headings will include one heading titled Introduction and one titled Conclusion.  Other main headings will address major concepts in your thinking.

3. The outline is to provide the logical progression of the ideas and points you will make in the final paper. Items do not need to be in complete sentences.

4. The outline is to have at least two (2) peer reviewed references.  You do NOT need to include in-text citations in the outline, but you will need to include a reference list on a separate page to give credit to the original author of the information. References MUST be in proper APA Manual 7th edition format.

5. Include a properly formatted student APA Manual 7th edition title page