Assignment 6: Functional Outline

The functional outline should be a "zero draft" of the research paper due on Friday, December 4. The purpose of this outline is to think strategically about the function of each section and sub-section of your paper.

You should follow these steps:

Step 1: Create the skeleton of the paper (traditional outline)
Step 2: Put [transition] in between sections and sub-sections
Step 3: Write a few (brief) sentences describing what you want to accomplish under each heading and sub-heading

Remember that you are often trying to accomplish more than one thing in any particular section or sub-section, so you should have more than one sentence after some headings / sub-headings.

For example:

Literature Review

Synthesize most relevant literature to establish theoretical context.

Keep my own project prominent (use it for concrete illustrations).

Make the “gap” or “problem” clear, so the need for my project is obvious.

Please post your functional outline on your research blog by 12 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25.