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Why is it important to create an outline before beginning to draft a research-based informative essay?
It provides structure and direction for developing an essay.
It presents information about the target audience for the essay.
It gives the writer a means of analyzing the writing prompt.
It helps the writer select strong research questions for the essay.
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Correct choices: 1, 3, and 4.
- 1 (Structure and direction): True — an outline organizes main ideas and the order they’ll be presented, so drafting is faster and more focused.
- 3 (Analyzing the prompt): True — outlining forces you to break down the prompt, identify requirements, and decide what to cover.
- 4 (Selecting research questions): True — outlining clarifies gaps and priorities, helping you formulate strong, relevant research questions.
- 2 (Audience information): Not correct as stated — an outline doesn’t usually “present” audience information. You can note audience considerations in an outline, but identifying the target audience is a separate planning step rather than a primary function of the outline itself.
- 1 (Structure and direction): True — an outline organizes main ideas and the order they’ll be presented, so drafting is faster and more focused.
- 3 (Analyzing the prompt): True — outlining forces you to break down the prompt, identify requirements, and decide what to cover.
- 4 (Selecting research questions): True — outlining clarifies gaps and priorities, helping you formulate strong, relevant research questions.
- 2 (Audience information): Not correct as stated — an outline doesn’t usually “present” audience information. You can note audience considerations in an outline, but identifying the target audience is a separate planning step rather than a primary function of the outline itself.
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