ENG 120 GC Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired People Research Outline

Instructions:

For the Outline, you will do the following:

1. Begin with your Thesis Statement.
2. Break the major ideas into Sections (Upper-Case Roman Numerals)–you should have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 sections.
3. Under the Sections, give Body Paragraph Topic Sentences (Upper-Case Letters)–you should have a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 sentences per Section.
4. If you choose to develop the Outline further, then follow the subdivisions and their labeling above (Reasons, Source Data, Commentary)–there are not minimum numbers in these areas other than you must give commentary after source material. **These “extra” subdivisions are not factored into the grade for Step 6, so you will not be penalized if you choose not to develop them. However, if you do, it can only benefit you since you will receive the extra feedback.
5. If you give data from your sources, you must cite it in text or parenthetically.

NOTES: Remember the following principles when composing the outline:

• each point is a complete sentence; there are no fragments;
• do not offer the introduction, nor the conclusion;
• see the “Outline Template” Pages for rules regarding outlines; (attached below)