Organizing Your Research Essay

The video tutorial teaches how to organize a research essay using the boxes and bullets method. It emphasizes the importance of the introductory outline in structuring body paragraphs. The process involves writing the introduction in boxes and bullets, converting each bullet into a new box for the body outline, and adding detailed bullets to each body paragraph. The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to outlining an essay, ensuring a coherent structure that aligns with the introduction.

What is the first step in preparing to write a research essay?

• Designing a cover page

• Writing the conclusion

• Creating a bibliography

• Researching a topic

Why is the introductory outline important in essay writing?

• It helps in designing the cover page

• It determines the order of body paragraphs

• It is used to write the conclusion

• It is optional and can be skipped

What is the first step in the three-step outlining process?

• Design a cover page

• Create a bibliography

• Write the introduction in boxes and bullets

• Write the conclusion

How should each bullet of the introduction be used in the body outline?

• As a conclusion

• As a footnote

• As a new box

• As a reference

What example is given to illustrate the concept of biomimicry?

• The development of the steam engine

• The invention of the light bulb

• The creation of the internet

• The design of the Wright Brothers' plane