t be afraid to criticize them. If the information is not quantitative, in a study, point out the need for objective, quantified, well-controlled research. ------------------------------------------------------------------------OUTLINING THE PAPERA. Do not hurry into writing. Think over again what your subject and purpose are, and what kind of material you have found.B. Review notes to find main sub-divisions of your subject. Sort the cards into natural groups then try to name each group. Use these names for main divisions in your outline. For example, you may be writing a paper about the Voice of America and you have the following subject headings on your cards. 1.Propaganda - American (History) 2.Voice of America - funds appropriated 3.Voice of America - expenditures 4.Voice of America - cost compared with Soviet propaganda The above cards could be sorted into six piles easily, furnishing the following headings: 1.History (Card 1) 2.Purpose (Card 5) 3.Organization (Cards 6, 7) 4.Cost (Cards 2, 3, 4, 9) 5.Effects (Card 8) 6.Future (Card 10) You will have more cards than in the example above, and at this point you can possibly narrow down you subject further by taking out one of the piles of cards.C. Sort the cards again under each main division to find sub-sections for your outline.D. By this time it should begin to look more coherent and to take on a definite structure. If it does not, try going back and sorting again for main divisions, to see if another general pattern is possible.E. You may want to indicate the parts of your outline in traditional form as follows:1. Examplea) Example *i. Example *i.) Example 2. Example3. Examplea) ExampleUse these designations only in the outline and not in the paper itself, or it will look more like an extended outline that a paper.------------------------------------------------------------------------WRITING THE FIRST DRAFTYou are now ready to write.A. Write the paper around the outline, being su...
