A&B 17.3

Before you start your paper a helpful trick is an outline.  The out line helps you organised your paper and divide up you key point so when you write your paper, your ideas flow. The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing gives a list as a good stater outline.  Later braking up your thought in to several main points. The Allyn Bacon Guide to writing says, "As you begin drafting, you will find your ideas gradually becoming clearer, and more focused."  This can be very helpful when formulating a thesis. The Ally Bacon Guide uses what they call the  "nutshell exercise".  This is to help you figure out what it is that you want your audience to think  so you can focus your thesis on them.  Once you have your thesis than you can use another outline to map out each point, and where you want them to go. I will use an outline for mine, because not only will it help me know what to write, it will also be helpful when trying to make my paper flow, because it can help to pair up related points.  I also like the out line because it can help you to know where to start.  Getting started is the most daunting part of writing, so I will be using an out line to make the paper feel more managable.