Thematic Paper Resources
CAS Paper Outline
Your outline should be at least 1 full page (single spaced) or 2 full pages (double spaced). .
Topic sentences should be content rich, and be in the same order as mentioned in the introduction.
Here is a template of what your outline should look like. Do not simply write a summary of each of your sources for each section in your outline.
Getting down the themes or trends across your research articles are an important part of your paper.
Introduction
Describe your overall topic and why it is important to the field. How well researched is this topic?
Include any key terms that will be addressed throughout your paper
Theme A
Topic sentence- overview of theme
Supporting details of theme can be more specific details about the research studies, methods, participants, related findings, expand on topic sentence.
Theme B
Topic sentence- overview of theme
Supporting details of theme can be more specific details about the research studies, methods, participants, related findings, expand on topic sentence.
**(You may have more than 2 themes, this is just a template)
Conclusion
Summarize the main findings and then reword the thesis again.
What are some methodological strengths and weaknesses in the studies you have found?
What might be missing in the research you have read through?
What other questions would be important to address if you want to dig further into your research topic? How could this be done?
What are some implications of the findings?
