HOW TO MAKE AN OUTLINE ON NOODLETOOLS.
1. Log onto
your NoodleTools account and click on your research paper project.
2. On your
dashboard, select “Notecards and Outline”.
3. The tabletop:
a. Drag your
notecards out of the “new notecards” pile on the left hand side.
b. See what
information you have. Do you notice cards that are of similar topics? You can
start to group them together. Drag one notecard on top of the other. NoodleTools
will ask you to create a pile name. Write down what it is that all of these
cards have in common. Put the cards in the order you’d like them to appear in
the paper. You should have at least 2
notecards in each pile.
4. The outline:
a. Uppercase
roman numerals explain what the paragraph is (the main idea)
b. Uppercase
letters give you “Subtopics”.
c. To get started with your introduction:
i. Roman
numeral I should say “Introduction” and hit the green plus sign.
ii. For A, write
“Hook” and hit the green plus sign.
iii. For 1, write
what your grabber will be, then hit the plus sign, and then the “move left”
button until you see B.
iv. For B, write
“Research Questions” and hit the green plus sign.
v. For 1, write
your first research question, then hit the plus sign, and then the “move left”
button until you see C. For 2, write your second research question, etc.
vi. Hit the
green plus sign and use the “move left” button until you see C. Write “Thesis
Statement”.
vii. Hit the
green plus sign and type in what your thesis statement is.
viii. For your first Body Paragraph:
1. Hit the
green plus sign and use the “move left” button until you see roman numeral two
(II). Type in “Body Paragraph 1 Main Idea:…“ and then type in what this
paragraph will be about. You can rephrase and answer your first question here.
2. Drag and
drop the pile of notecards that
corresponds with the main idea.
3. Repeat for
the rest of your body paragraphs. You
need at least 3 body paragraphs.
ix. For your conclusion:
1. Your
uppercase roman numeral should say “Conclusion”.
2. Your A.
should say “Touchback”. Underneath the touchback, write your main points to go
over.
3. Your B.
should say “Heart of the Matter”. Underneath this, you should write down what
you think is the most important piece of information that the reader needs to
take away from your paper.
4. Your C.
should say “Zinger”. Underneath this, write the last sentence that you think
would leave your reader saying, “WOW!” J
REMEMBER,
YOU CAN STILL RESEARCH! IF YOU FIND GAPS IN YOUR OUTLINE THAT YOU NEED TO FILL,
GO BACK AND FIND SOME ANSWERS!
