Anthony Said:

How would I write an outline for a term paper about someone?

We Answered:

An outline will just demonstrate the assertion that you are making.

Henry James was the most poplular writer of all time.

Then you just make three points that you are going to prove.

That is it.
When you write the essay you put in your proofs and comments.

I have no idea why people ask for outlines. An outline is just a statement on what you are doing.

I am asking this quetion because I think it explains that matter.
There are three points I am going to cover
Past
Present
Future

Gina Said:

How do I write an outline for a research paper?

We Answered:

I have this site bookmarked for when i have trouble with an outline:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resour…

Ruby Said:

What is the best way to write an outline?

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When I start writing, I make a laundry list of all of the main events that I already have planned, preferably in chronological order - but there will be events that will pop into your head while you're writing these down.

I like to do character outlines as well, just so you have those down. You can Google that to find some examples - it's important to fill these out so you find out little details about your characters that help you write the story.

Then take your events list and organize it. Put them in order and write a paragraph or so about the event. Who's in it, what happens, any descriptive words or phrases you don't want to forget to use. Anything you can think of, really. Put as much detail into it as you think will help you when you're writing. If making little bullet point lists works for you in other things (like taking notes, etc.) then it might help you here. There's really no set pattern here - it's all about what works best for you.

Then I just get started writing, and everything else seems to just fall into place.

Yolanda Said:

How do you write an analytical essay outline?

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Critical Analysis:

The purpose for writing a critique is to evaluate somebody's work (a book, an essay, a movie, a painting...) in order to increase the reader's understanding of it. A critical analysis is subjective writing because it expresses the writer's opinion or evaluation of a text. Analysis means to break down and study the parts. Writing a critical paper requires two steps: critical reading and critical writing.

http://users.utu.fi/bredelli/cda.html

http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/critic…

http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/writinglab/Critic…

Lee Said:

How do i write an outline on Ben Franklin's kite experiment?

We Answered:

First assemble all the books you are using for you research. Read them. Write the bibliography. Write any quotes you will be using on notecards, along with the page numbers. For web sites (not recommended, and totally avoid wikipedia) read them, write the bibliography, write down any quotes you are using along with the exact url. Then close all the web sites and begin the outline.

One way to make an outline is to start with a bullet list. Jot down everything important that you can remember about the story. Once you have enough bullet points (aim for 30 totally different points if you can) organize these in whatever way makes itself apparent to you. Perhaps you will go by chronological order. Or maybe some other way of organizing will make sense to you, such as following the scientific method as an outline of the paper, or most important to least important. Once you have the outline, Begin to write. Generally, you will have three main paragraphs or more. After that, write a strong introductory paragraph that gives your thesis and indicates some of your main points. Then write a strong closing paragraph that sums everything up. Avoid writing anything like, "in this paper I will..." near the beginning, or "so that's Ben Franklin's experiment" near the end.

Norma Said:

How do you write an outline for a literary analysis paper?

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I will refer to novels (N), short stories (SS) and poems (P):

Introduction (N/SS/P): (1 paragraph)
[Your thesis should be in the introduction.]

Historical background (N/SS/P): 2 paragraphs at least;
[You should refer to the social and/or historical events that might have influenced the author/poet. You should also discuss the setting (N/SS) and/or the literary period (N/SS/P), such as romanticism, naturalism, etc. ]

Synopsis (2 paragraphs)
[Sum up the incidents (N/SS) or the subject matter (P) in a straightforward way; then, provide any relevant details about the excerpt/poem you will analyze.]

Analysis (3 paragraphs):
(A) narrative point of view (N/SS) or the "persona" (P): discuss and give examples;
(B) characters (N/SS) or symbols (P): choose one and analyze it; give examples;
(C) language (N/SS/P): metaphors, similes, etc.

Conclusion
[Refer back to your thesis and draw your conclusions.]

I hope it helps.