Outline+-+MLA+Format

WRITING A FORMAL OUTLINE MLA FORMAT

In between researching and writing your paper, outlines can be effective in: - helping you **organize** your ideas - giving you a nice **overview** of your topic - seeing how each part of your paper **relates** to the others - **focusing** your research on the relevant parts of your topic

[|The How's and Why's of Creating an Outline] Helpful information from the Purdue University Online Writing Center on the value of outlines.

Click here for a sample outline in MLA format

[|NoodleTools] - Click here to create an electronic outline in NoodleBib - once in your list, select "Notecards and Outline" - "Outline" will be on the right