Research Paper Outliner

Use when starting a research project to organize your ideas and structure your paper

The prompt

Create an outline for a research paper on [TOPIC] that includes an introduction to [SUBJECT], a literature review of [KEY STUDIES], a methodology section describing [RESEARCH DESIGN], a results section presenting [FINDINGS], and a conclusion summarizing [MAIN POINTS]. The paper should be [LENGTH] pages long and include at least [NUMBER] sources. The target audience is [AUDIENCE] and the tone should be [TONE].

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How to use it

1. Identify your research topic
2. Gather relevant sources
3. Use the outline to structure your paper

Variation

Brief outline: intro, literature, methods, results, conclusion