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Prometheus Project - The Outline: An important step in completing
your final paper is completing an outline. An outline is a valuable tool to
guide you through the construction of any research project. Outlines can be
used to organize material for a research paper or for a display of
information. Your outline will follow the style of the traditional outline in
the example below. Your outline will be graded on the rubric that follows. The traditional outline has three sections: introduction,
body, and conclusion. Title
I.
Introduction – 1st paragraph A. The background – Set the stage 1. preconditions, 2. genesis 3. origins B. Background and preview of
supporting evidence for thesis C. The thesis statement and transition Body - You may have more
than one paragraph per subtopic, and you SHOULD have more than two supporting
details and commentaries per paragraph, in general. II. 2nd paragraph Topic Sentence – Background
info/sub-topic: Development A.
Supporting detail and commentary B. Supporting detail and commentary III. 3rd paragraph Topic Sentence – next stage
– sub-topic: Positive effects, benefits A. Supporting detail and commentary B. Supporting detail and commentary C. Supporting detail and commentary IV. 4th paragraph Topic Sentence – Key next
step – sub-topic: Negative effects, costs A.
Supporting detail and commentary B. Supporting detail and commentary C. Supporting detail and commentary V. 5th paragraph Topic Sentence – Key next
step – sub-topic: Human Capital A. Supporting detail and commentary B. Supporting detail and commentary C. Supporting detail and commentary This may continue up to ten
paragraphs XI.
Conclusion – Final Paragraph
A.
Review evidence and
arguments
B.
Affirm that evidence
supports thesis
C.
Restate the thesis
in different terms
D.
Discuss
significance for us today of this information/knowledge
E.
Discuss implications of the paper in terms of other
events, future trends. |