1. How to make an outline
American Author

2. This is your basic outline.
Thesis:
I. Introduction
II. Details (Ex: Biography) A. B.
III. Details (influences)
IV. Details (Typical characters) B
V. Details (Major Themes)
VI. Conclusion

3. Example
Thesis: In The Awakening, Edna Pontellier struggles to obtain her own personal freedom by discarding the conventional wife and mother role that she is trapped in by society.
I. Introduction
II. Societies Options
A. Wife
B. Mother
Character examples
A. Adele
B. Mademoiselle Reisz
IV. End Result
A. Affair
B. Suicide
V. Conclusion

4. What do you need for Works Cited?
Author’s Name Title Place of publication Publisher Year of publication (Website) Medium of publication: print, web, interview

5. Works Cited (centered) List your sources in alphabetical order
Works Cited (centered) List your sources in alphabetical order. Use a hanging indent – This means that the second line is indented. Double space – just like rest of paper Make sure the punctuation is correct!!!

6. Example
Works Cited
Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. From: The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Nina Baym. vol C. New York: W. W. Norton, 2003.
Culley, Margaret. “The Context of The Awakening.” The Awakening: A Norton Critical Edition. New York: W. W. Norton, 1976.
Dix, Dorothy. “A Strike for Liberty.” The Awakening: A Norton Critical Edition. New York: W. W. Norton, 1976.

7. Basic Book Format Basic Format:
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

8. Web Source Format:
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Article Name.” Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor
or publisher). Date of last update. Medium of publication.
Date of access. < URL>.

9. Personal Interview Last name, first name. Personal interview. Date.
Example:
Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec