https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1 retrieved from: https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/outlining en-us 2017-10-17 07:21:12 UTC 2017-10-17 07:42:26 UTC hello@padlet.com gamzebas https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197664211 Before you begin outlining, you need to have a sense of what you will argue in the essay.]]> 2017-10-17 07:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197664211 gamzebas https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197664517  From your analysis and close readings of primary and/or secondary sources you should have notes, ideas, and possible quotes to cite as evidence. ]]> 2017-10-17 07:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197664517 gamzebas https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197664629 Your goal is to rearrange your ideas, notes, and quotes—the raw material of your essay—into an order that best supports your argument.]]> 2017-10-17 07:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197664629 gamzebas https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197664703 To do this, you have to group your notes into categories (generalizing) and then arrange these categories in a logical order (ordering).]]> 2017-10-17 07:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197664703 gamzebas https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197665566  The first step is to look over each individual piece of information that you've written and assign it to a general category. "If I were to file this in a database, what would I file it under?"]]> 2017-10-17 07:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197665566 gamzebas https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197666570 Topic sentences make an essay's claims clear to a reader. Topic sentences  reveal the main point of a paragraph. They show the relationship of each paragraph to the essay's thesis, and tell your reader what to expect in the paragraph that follows.]]> 2017-10-17 07:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197666570 gamzebas https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197667115 With your notes grouped into generalized categories, the process of ordering them should be easier. To begin, look at your most general categories. With your thesis in mind, try to find a way that the labels might be arranged in a sentence or two that supports your argument. ]]> 2017-10-17 07:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gamzebas/3v1d7glemlh1/wish/197667115