PSE 4UI Research Paper Outline



PSK 4UI Research Paper Outline

This template is for a research paper with three main points. This template may be adjusted to fit your needs. If you need to add extra details, just add them.

- Your final outline must be word-processed. It must be double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font.

- You must include the sources that you are using in proper APA citation.

Please include the following:

1) Working title – This may change by the time you complete your paper.

2) A thesis statement: This sentence should be a statement, not a question, of what you intend to prove in your paper. The thesis statement includes a mention of the three main points to come. You may need to revise the thesis statement several times during the course of writing the paper. A thesis statement should also stand out as an indicator of the clear direction your essay is going. The key to writing a strong thesis statement is making a thesis that is provable, that you can support the thesis with strong examples from your research.

Determine what kind of paper you are writing:

• An analytical paper breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to the audience.

• An argumentative paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence. The claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation. The goal of the argumentative paper is to convince the audience that the claim is true based on the evidence provided.

i) Your thesis statement should be specific - it should cover only what you will discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evidence from your research. ii) The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the first paragraph of a paper. iii) Your topic may change as you write, so you may need to revise your thesis statement to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper.

3) The three (or more) major points you plan to make in your research paper. Each of

these major points should support the thesis statement.

4) Topic sentences – one for each of your three major points

5) Three details, pieces of information, or evidence from your research with the sources listed

in APA format for each of your major points

6) Concluding sentence and lead-in for the next paragraph – one for each paragraph.

These sentences should remind you how you should consistently be communicating to

your readers why you’re telling them what you’re telling them.

7) Conclusion for your research paper – The conclusion should sum up the reasons you

have given that support your thesis. You should add insight by giving some thoughts

on the implications of what you have just written or proven.

Research Paper Template

Title of your research paper ________________________________________________

Thesis statement: _________________________________________________________

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Introduction – The introduction should contain a “hook”, general quote, or interesting fact. You

will then add two-three broad, general statements, and your thesis statement.

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P1. Topic sentence for main point #1_____________________________________________

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Hook: ___________________________________________________________________

A. Subtopic from main point #1______________________________________________

1. Detail or example from your research (with source)

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2. Detail or example from your research (with source)

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3. Detail or example from your research (with source)

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B. Subtopic from main point #2______________________________________________

1. Detail or example from your research (with source)

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2. Detail or example from your research (with source)

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3. Detail or example from your research (with source)

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Concluding sentence and lead-in about how the details or examples for main point #3

support the thesis

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P2. Topic sentence for main point #3____________________________________________

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Hook: ___________________________________________________________________

A. Subtopic from main point #3_____________________________________________

1. Detail or example from your research (with source)

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2. Detail or example from your research (with source)

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3. Detail or example from your research (with source) – if needed

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B. Subtopic from main point #3_____________________________________________

1. Detail or example from your research (with source)

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2. Detail or example from your research (with source)

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3. Detail or example from your research (with source)– if needed

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Concluding sentence and lead-in about how the details or examples for main point #2

support the thesis

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P3. Topic sentence for main point #1____________________________________________

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Hook: ___________________________________________________________________

A. Subtopic from main point #1______________________________________________

1. Detail or example from your research (with source) (with source)

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2. Detail or example from your research (with source) (with source)

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3. Detail or example from your research (with source)– if needed

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B. Subtopic from main point #1_____________________________________________

1. Detail or example from your research (with source) (with source)

______________________________________________________________

2. Detail or example from your research (with source) (with source)

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3. Detail or example from your research (with source) – if needed

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(Additional Subtopics may be added.)

Concluding sentence and lead-in about how the details or examples for main point #1

support the thesis

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Conclusion

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Proper APA Citation within the body of an essay:

Direct quotations: Allow you to acknowledge a source within your text by providing a reference to exactly where in that source you found the information. The reader can then follow up on the complete reference in the Reference List page at the end of your paper.

i) Quotations of less than 40 words should be incorporated in the text and enclosed with double quotation marks. Provide the author, publication year and a page number.

She stated, "The 'placebo effect,' ...disappeared when behaviors were studied in this manner" (Miele, 1993, p. 276), but he did not clarify which behaviors were studied.

Miele (1993) found that "the 'placebo effect,' which had been verified in previous studies, disappeared when [only the first group's] behaviors were studied in this manner" (p. 276).

ii) When making a quotation of more than 40 words, use a free-standing "block quotation" on a new line, indented five spaces and omit quotation marks.

Miele (1993) found the following:

The "placebo effect," which had been verified in previous studies, disappeared when behaviors were studied in this manner. Furthermore, the behaviors were never exhibited, even when reel [sic] drugs were administered. Earlier studies were clearly premature in attributing the results to a placebo effect. (p. 276)

iii) For electronic sources such as Web pages, provide a reference to the author, the year and the page number (if it is a PDF document), the paragraph number if visible or a heading followed by the paragraph number.

"The current system of managed care and the current approach to defining empirically supported treatments are shortsighted" (Beutler, 2000, Conclusion section, ¶ 1)

Indirect Quotations:

When using your own words to refer indirectly to another author's work, you must identify the original source. A complete reference must appear in the Reference List at the end of your paper.

In most cases, providing the author's last name and the publication year are sufficient.

Smith (1997) compared reaction times...

Within a paragraph, you need not include the year in subsequent references:

Smith (1997) compared reaction times. Smith also found that...

If there are two authors, include the last name of each and the publication year:

...as James and Ryerson (1999) demonstrated...

...as has been shown (James and Ryerson, 1999)...

If there are three to five authors, cite all authors the first time; in subsequent citations, include only the last name of the first author followed by "et al." and the year:

Williams, Jones, Smith, Bradner, and Torrington (1983) found...

Williams et al. (1983) also noticed that... [pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic]

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