Outline (linear)

Describe the topic you plan to investigate.

Explain what you need to describe or summarize.

Explain what you plan to analyze and evaluate.

Explain how each of these supports the argument of thesis.

*Ask yourself: what else does the subject criteria require: different perspectives, etc.?

(List your sources in parentheses.)

Name

Advisor Name

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EE Outline

Date

I. Research Question

II. Working Thesis

III. Treatment 1: In a complete sentence, describe the first treatment you will investigate.

A. The first idea I have to write about is this because it supports the argument of my thesis like this.

1. Here is a detail of the idea that I have to describe or summarize. (Source)

2. Here is analysis and evaluation. (Source)

IV. Treatment 2: In a complete sentence, describe the first treatment you will investigate.

A. The second thing I have to write about is this because it supports the argument of my thesis like this.

1. Here is a detail of that idea that I have to describe or summarize. (Source)

2. Here is a totally separate detail of that idea that I have to describe or summarize. (Source)

3. Here is analysis and evaluation. (Source)

V. Treatment 3: In a complete sentence, describe the first treatment you will investigate.

A. The third thing I have to write about is this because it supports the argument of my thesis like this.

1. Here is a detail of that idea that I have to describe or summarize. (Source)

2. Here is a totally separate detail of that idea that I have to describe or summarize. (Source)

3. Here is analysis and evaluation. (Source)

Advisor suggestions/comments: ______________________________________________________________

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