(1) Determine the abstract of the paper, and then supplement the materials to form a summary of the full text. Abstract is the prototype of content outline. General textbooks and teaching reference books have abstracts reflecting the contents of the book, so that readers can know the general contents of the book as soon as they turn over the abstracts. When writing a paper, we also need to write an abstract first. List the title, headline and subtitle of the paper before writing, and then insert the selected materials to form a summary of the content of the paper. The experience of many authors is: choose the right keywords.

(2) The initial proportion of each part. According to the content of the paper, consider the length of the paper, how many words should be written in each part of the article, and determine the proportional relationship between the parts. In order to highlight the main part, weaken the secondary part. This is convenient for the preparation and arrangement of materials, and writing can be planned.

(3) write an outline. Thesis outline can be divided into simple outline and detailed outline. A simple outline is highly generalized, which only shows the main points of the paper, and how to develop it is not involved. Although this outline is simple, it can be written fluently because of its thoughtfulness. Without this preparation, it is difficult to write fluently while thinking. A detailed outline can even outline the main examples of each part.

The simple outline and detailed outline mentioned above are the skeleton and main points of the paper. Which one to choose depends on the author's needs. If you are thoughtful and meticulous, it is not a big problem to use a simple outline; However, if you are ill-considered and ineffective in investigation, you must use a detailed outline, otherwise it will be difficult to write a high-quality paper. In a word, it will be much more convenient to write an outline before writing a paper.

The specific method of compiling the outline

1. There are two ways to write the thesis outline: one is title writing. That is, write a title in short words to summarize the content of this part. This writing is concise and clear, but only the author can understand it. Generally speaking, this method is not suitable for the preparation of the thesis outline. The second is sentence writing. That is to say, this part of the content is summarized in the form of a sentence that can express the complete meaning. This kind of writing is specific and clear, and others can understand it after reading it, but it takes time and effort. The student's thesis outline should be written by the instructor, so the second writing method is needed. As for the method used by the author, it can be decided according to the author's writing habits.

Second, the general order of compiling the outline: 1! Draw up the title first; 2 "Write a general argument; 3# Consider the overall arrangement of the whole article: from several aspects, in what order to discuss the general argument, which is the skeleton of the paper structure; After the 4$ large projects are arranged properly, consider the subordinate arguments of each project one by one until the key words of each paragraph; 5% consider the arrangement of each paragraph in turn and code the materials to be used for writing.

Third, after the outline is written, it needs to be revised repeatedly. First, whether the topic is appropriate; The second is to scrutinize the care of all parts of the outline. When it is detailed, it must be detailed, and when it is omitted, it will be omitted; The third is to examine whether the links between all levels and paragraphs are close and whether the transition is natural; Finally, look at the objective overall layout, "fine-tune", add or delete the discussion order of each layer, and finally determine the overall outline, so that you can follow the map and lay out an article.

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