M6A2 CCS112

Great work so far choosing a topic, writing a thesis statement, brainstorming search terms, finding resources , and evaluating sources for your Research Preparation Project ! Keep in mind that the skills you are us ing in these activities will help you be more information literate in college, but are also transferrable to your professional and personal life as well. There are two parts to Research Activity #4: Part 1: Evaluating your sources (discussion post) and P art 2:

Drafting an outline (assignment) . This is part 2: Drafting an Outline. Reading s: 1. Rozakis, L. (2007). Chapter 12: How do I outline -And why? In Schaum's quick guide to writing great research papers (2nd ed.). http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excelsior/reader.action?p pg=109&docID=10204587&tm=1409319710287 Please read Chapter 12, pages 95- 99.

To access this reading, click on the link above and login to the Library with your MyExcelsior username and password. To turn the pages, click on the black right and left arrows located directly above the book. 2. Review the Developing an Outline tip sheet from Excelsior’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) . http://www.excelsior.edu/media/owl/professors_tips/TheOutline1.pdf B y the end of this activity you will be able to: • Understand the elements and structure of writing an outline • Draft an outline to help plan the direction of your Research Preparation Project Outlining your Ideas: • Now that you have two sources to support yo ur thesis statement and understand how outlines are structured, start thinking about how you will organize your arguments. Writing an outline is an important step in the writing process to help you plan the direction of your paper. (You will need to submit a full outline as the first component of your Research Preparation Project later on in the course , so take advantage of the feedback from your Instructor now ). • Some questions to consider: What are the main ideas? What order will you present them in? Assignment :

Draft an outline in a Word document and submit it to the assignment drop box for your instructor to evaluate. The L ibrary creates assignments/instructional guides based on the Information Literacy Competencies Standards for Higher Education, produced by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL):

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm#stan Outlining your Ideas CCS112 Research Activity #4, Part 2 © 2015 The Sheridan Libraries of the Johns Hopkins University Need help? Contact your librarians toll -free at 877- 247-3097, or by email at [email protected]