Pre draft Outlines What is a pre draft outline o A method of organiz ing information b efore writing a rough draft o It should take any form the writer finds useful S ome useful tips to keep i ID: 356095
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Created by your friends at the Daytona State College Writing Center (March 2011) Pre - draft Outlines What is a pre - draft outline? o A method of organiz ing information b efore writing a rough draft o It should take any form the writer finds useful S ome useful tips to keep in mind o It should resem ble the structure of your paper o It should mirror the structure of your paragraphs L eft most aligned ideas as your t opic sentences Use any single indented ideas as support for the topic sentence End each chunk with a transition sentence Why should I use pre - draft outline? o H elp s to organize your information o S how s you w here there is missing information o S a ves you time revising your paper o H elp s you find the best place s for your research in the draft ************************************************************************************* SAMPLE PRE - DRAFT OUTLINE Question: What Caused WWI? 1. Grab attention by comparing gruesomeness of WWI to U.S. Civil War a. Advanced weapons vs. outdated tactics result in high casualties i. High casualties lead to har sh treatment of Germany in 1918 b. Thesis : Germany’s part in starting WWI has been m isrepresented 2. Setting the stage: Explain the alliances and tensions of Pre - war Europe a. Secret alliances between many countries i. Germa ny and Austria , France and Russia , England and France b. Nationalism i. Unrest in Balkans ii. New Super Power: Unified German State 3. Establish Paradigms in France & England a. Angell’s book The Great Illusion b. No new Super Powers 4. Establish Paradigms in Germany a. Bernhardi ’s book Germany and the Next War b. War is a political tool to be used with caution 5. Use the narrative of events in 1914 to transition a. The show down between Austria and Russia 6. The mood in Russia and Germany a. Use primary source evidence , t elegrams between Tsar and Kaiser b. Neither side wanted war c. War begins due to Austria not backing down 7. Tie back into gruesomeness of war a. Show th at Germany did nothing more obscene than France and England b. Show how the conclusion of this war leads to the next