a formal or informal statement of items to be included in the paper, in the order in which they will appear

a formal system used to think about and organize your paper

a general plan of the material that is to be presented in a speech or a paper

an organizational process that is a logical description of the important components of the literature review

an organized list of what a speech, written work, or presentation includes

a plan of what you will cover during your presentation

a visual or textual organizational plan for your paper

a written plan of the organization of a paper, including the data on which it rests

Contains the thesis statement and uses Roman numerals and Arabic letters to organize the major divisions of the researched paper in a logical way. See Creating an Outline in this manual.