Preparing the Working Outline

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Preparing the Working Outline

• Research Process

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What is a working outline?

• Method of organization
• Starting point for note taking
• Prevent you from taking unnecessary notes
• Keep you focused

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How do you create a working outline?

• Breakdown the elements of your preliminary thesis
• Analyze the specific areas of research you will
  address

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A working outline should

• relate directly to your thesis statement.
• be brief and clear.
• list the main topics using Roman numerals.

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Example 1

• Thesis As an epic hero, Beowulf
• exhibits great courage, demonstrates
• mental agility, and reflects the ideals
• of his culture.
• Physical Courage
• Mental Agility
• Ideals of Anglo-Saxon culture

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Example 2

• Thesis Because of increasing concern over
• televisions influence on violence and crime, the
• television industry should assume responsibility
  for
• regulating the extent and nature of violent acts
  in
• television programming.
• Amount of violence on TV
• Connection between TV and street violence
• Ratings race among networks
• Censorship in the media