College Composition / Unit 15 CMP 0366 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Outlining
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The idea
An outline maps the paper's order before or after drafting, listing the thesis and each supporting point.
In practice
Drafting topic sentences into an outline shows how every body paragraph will start and whether each supports the thesis.
Where people slip
An outline is a working plan; revise it when the draft discovers a better order.
Your place on the trail
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