Research Paper Outline

For this assignment, you will be submitting an outline of your research paper. This is essentially a road map for writing your research paper. Your outline is not set in stone. Continuing the road map analogy, you might decide to take a scenic route to your research paper. You still arrive at your overarching topic, but maybe you found some other resources you liked better, or you decided to delve into a more nuanced issue within your topic. Generally, the research paper you submit will follow your outline.

Using full sentences, identify the following information for your Research Paper Outline:

• Age group: Period of development you are researching
  • Be specific and it must include the age range as outlined in the course. For example, preschool/early childhood is ages 3-5. Not 2-5, not 3-6. not 4 years.
• Topic: A brief description of the topic (just few sentences)
  • Describe the specific topic you are researching. For example, if you are interested in self-esteem in adolescence, what specifically about self-esteem are you planning to research.
• Content: A brief description of each section of your paper; the major ideas you may write about. Identify 4 ideas.
  • Think about this as what you might cover in each paragraph; like a preview of what will be found in your final draft.
• Sources: 3 sources that you will use as you research. Write a statement for each source indicating why you're considering using it; what is the value you found in the source.
  • Scholarly source: 2 scholarly sources
  • General source: 1 general source (as opposed to scholarly); this could be an organization's website or government website (e.g. Center for Disease Control website), this would have a .org or .gov website

*Appropriate non-scholarly sources include educational books/texts, ".org" and ".edu" websites, national/international websites, etc. Wikipedia, WebMD, and other such sites are not appropriate sources for a research paper. If you are unsure about a source, feel free to ask myself or the library staff. The video below gives an excellent expalnation of the difference between scholarly and non-scholarly sources.

https://youtu.be/zxF5On-ycB4?si=qq1NYOXUFum475EL

View Rubric Research Paper Outline Criteria Ratings Pts 5 pts 0 pts Age Group and Topic Identified Full Marks No Marks and Described / 5 pts 0 pts Content Paragraph Topics 10 pts Full Marks No Marks / 10 pts Described Appropriate Sources 10 pts 0 pts Full Marks No Marks view longer description / 10 pts Total Points: 0