Introduction: It is very important to draw up an outline of the paper, which embodies the overall idea and structure of the paper. The following are the three steps I shared to outline my thesis. Welcome to read!
1. The necessity of making an outline
Gai Lou must first design the engineering blueprint, and then carry out the construction according to the drawings. In the same way, writing a paper should first draw up a writing outline, and then write according to the outline. Simply put, the writing outline is the general idea, logical diagram and structural framework of the whole article. Before writing a paper, you must spend more time and energy to sort out this idea, draw this chart and build this framework, so as to ensure that the whole article is clear, logical and consistent.
Some people think that drafting an outline is time-consuming and laborious, so it is better to write it directly. Practice has proved that writing a long paper, if there is no outline to follow, just crossing the river by feeling the stones, can only get twice the result with half the effort, but haste makes waste.
2. The characteristics and functions of writing outline
The writing outline need not be too formal and detailed. An informal and extensive outline can help you: ① understand what you really want to write; (2) How to organize materials; (3) Understand where new arguments need to be added to support it; (4) Draft a creative first draft of the paper.
3. Steps and methods of drafting the outline
The first step is to define the size and title of the article. In the stage of studying literature and establishing three theories, the general argument and sub-arguments at different levels have been established. Judging from the form of the article, these arguments are titles of different levels. Generally speaking, an article should have at least three levels of titles. The general title of the article plus these titles is the basic framework of the article and the main content of the writing outline. |
The second step is to sort the big and small titles. According to the argumentation needs of the general argument and the logical relationship between the big and small titles, these titles are sorted and marked with sequence codes.
The third step, the materials are seated accordingly. The materials to be written in this paper are also grouped and numbered according to the needs of argumentation. Then, take a seat in the form of serial number and put it under various titles. In this way, the writing outline is basically completed.
After the outline is completed, it must be carefully scrutinized, repeatedly adjusted and revised in time. Undoubtedly, after the full text is written, adjusting and modifying the outline will save a lot of time and energy than reinventing it. The revision of the outline can concentrate time and energy before writing the first draft, thus establishing the basic framework of the article. In the process of writing the first draft, it is sometimes necessary to go back and make partial and detailed adjustments and modifications to the outline.
Knowledge expansion: how to write the outline of graduate thesis?
The outline of the paper should be prepared from two aspects: 1. Determining the basic argument is to determine the expression center of the full text. 2. Choose materials. The selection of materials should be less but better. It is convenient to write an outline in the next step by sorting out the materials and linking them with the arguments.
Write an outline. To write an outline of an academic paper, we should pay attention to three issues:
1. Reasonable project
Generally, under the topic of the paper, write two or three levels of small projects.
2. Effectively use the method of writing the outline of the paper.
The method mainly comprises the following steps:
(1) Draw up a title, that is, name the paper yourself. It requires the title to convey the spirit of the content, worthy of the name, so that readers can see at a glance.
(2) Considering the size and order of the article, we should not only consider which aspects of the whole article or in what order to expand and elaborate the basic arguments, but also arrange each argument one by one, and then consider the arrangement of paragraphs in turn, and mark the materials to be used in the order of conception and arrange them for use in writing.
(3) comprehensively and repeatedly check the outline and make necessary additions, deletions or adjustments.
3. Write a detailed and appropriate paper outline.
Outlines can be divided into simple outlines and detailed outlines. The content of a simple outline only includes the title of the paper and the next argument. In addition, the detailed outline also includes all kinds of evidence to demonstrate the next argument. Generally speaking, it is advisable to prepare a detailed outline. Because writing this kind of outline, on the one hand, can help you to make a comprehensive layout of the article, on the other hand, it can help you to be orderly in the writing process.
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