APA Research Paper Outline: Examples and Template

The importance of the outline in the research paper is obvious. There are many rules that help you to build up your writing plan. Let`s see how APA formatting style supposes the plan to look like.

There are three commonly used APA examples of the outline. They all based upon setting the consequence in numeration of divided parts. To comprehend it most effectively, one needs to show the templates of each.

Basic APA format outline

Directing the play for scholars

1. Choose the play
   • Ask other qualified people
   • Look through your own experience
     1. remind the school literature course
     2. refer to your non-scholar knowledge
        • what your parents advised you
        • your own literature choices
2. Begin preparation
   • Choose actors
     1. Invite those you know
        • a. choose those you have the experience to work with
          1. call those who were spectacular
          2. give another chance for losers
     2. Invite those you don`t know
        • ask another play director
        • ask a familiar actor for the recommendation
   • Start rehearsal

Full Sentence Outline Format

This format is almost similar to the previous. The distinction is that this way of composing of the plan requires using complete sentences for each subheading. Numeric approaches are the same.

I. Directing scholarship plays is a very important educational moment.

A. Taking part in staging, scholars are developed in a versatile way with the accent on creativity.

1. While getting prepared for the play they are involved in oeuvre and communion.

This format implies using APA citation rules if needed. Other writing plan templates are deprived of the possibility of stealing or unintentional using of other author`s thoughts.

Decimal Outline Format

1. Choose the play
   1. Ask other qualified people
   2. Look back at your own experience
      1. Remind the school literature course
      2. Refer to your non-scholar knowledge

P.S.

The examples of the outline given supra are almost long established ways of composing the plan but still, pertain to the APA writing standard. All the peculiarities and demands are indicated.