An outline is the organizational plan for your research paper and helps you to

An outline is the organizational plan for your research paper and helps you to organize and support your ideas.   For this assignment, you will write a detailed outline of how you will present and organize your ideas. Your outline should include the purpose and the thesis of your paper.    There is no set page length for the outline, but the estimated page length is 2-4 pages.  Your outline should look similar to this: 

Purpose: To show how programs written for microcomputers relate to the process of writing. 

THESIS STATEMENT TO BE USED FOR OUTLINE: Online Learning
It would be a severe mistake for the government to replace libraries with tablets. First, e-books and resources relate fewer learning activities and numerous issues than print resources. Additionally, focusing too long on a screen may cause chronic health-related diseases such as blurred vision, dizziness and headaches.

Example Below

Thesis: Microcomputer programs can have a positive effect on students’ writing if both the potentials and limitations of the programs are understood. 

Microcomputer Programs and the Process of Writing 

I. Major Steps in the Writing Process 

A. Organizing 

B. Writing the first draft 

C. Evaluating 

D. Revising 

II. Writing Programs for the Microcomputer 

A. Types of Programs and Their Relationship to the Writing Process 

1. Thought 

a. Use in organizing 

b. Use in revising 

2. Word Processors 

a. Use in writing the first draft 

b. Use in revising 

3. Analytical programs: grammar, style, spelling 

a. Use in evaluating 

b. Use in revising 

B. Positive and Negative Aspects of Computer Writing Programs 

1. Positive features 

a. Less time spent on repetitive or mechanical writing tasks 

b. Greater flexibility and versatility in writing process 

c. Increased revision strategies 

d. Specific learning possibilities 

2. Negative features 

a. The increased time spent on learning software programs and computers 

b. The availability of hardware and software 

c. The unrealistic expectations of users 

1) A cure-all for writing problems 

2) A way to avoid learning correct grammar/syntax/spelling 

3) A method to reduce time spent on writing proficiently 

4) A simple process to learn and execute 

C. Future Possibilities of Computer Programs for Writing 

1. Rapid change  2. Improved Programs