Creating

an

Outline

Here is an

example of a

completed

notecard.

Let’s sort the

cards for our

paper.

Cards provide EVIDENCE.

Sort the cards to plan the

STRUCTURE of your paper.

Switch back to

Normal view.

Go through and color code

each slide.

Double-click on the slide to

“format picture”

Choose a color for

each paragraph of

your paper and

change the

background.

Switch back to

Slide Sorter to re-sort.

Return to Normal

view and switch to

Outline.

View in Outline mode to start writing

your paper.

(Remember: you already paraphrased,

so these ideas can be copied and

pasted into your paper.

Other tips

Add Topic Sentence and/or conclusion cards

Add a Thesis card

Add anything else that helps you organize

your paper.