The following illustrates Step 7 of How to Write a Research Paper.

Introduction

1. This sentence introduces your overall subject.
2. This sentence mentions some of the section topics.
3. This sentence mentions some of the section topics.
4. This sentence mentions some of the section topics.
5. This sentence rephrases the first one.

I. The topic of your first section. You can make this into a sentence to use as a lead-in to the next paragraph, or use it just for reference.

A. This sentence introduces the first grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under A above.

B. This sentence introduces the second grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under B above.

C. This sentence introduces the third grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under C above.

II. The topic of your second section. You can make this into a paragraph to lead out of the previous section and into this one; make it a one-sentence lead-in to the next paragraph; or use it just for reference.

A. This sentence introduces the first grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under A above.

B. This sentence introduces the second grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under B above.

C. This sentence introduces the third grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under C above.

III. The topic of your third section. You can make this into a paragraph to lead out of the previous section and into this one; make it a one-sentence lead-in to the next paragraph; or use it just for reference.

A. This sentence introduces the first grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under A above.

B. This sentence introduces the second grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under B above.

C. This sentence introduces the third grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under C above.

IV. The topic of your fourth section. You can make this into a paragraph to lead out of the previous section and into this one; make it a one-sentence lead-in to the next paragraph; or use it just for reference.

A. This sentence introduces the first grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under A above.

B. This sentence introduces the second grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under B above.

C. This sentence introduces the third grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under C above.

V. The topic of your fifth section. You can make this into a paragraph to lead out of the previous section and into this one; make it a one-sentence lead-in to the next paragraph; or use it just for reference.

A. This sentence introduces the first grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under A above.

B. This sentence introduces the second grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under B above.

C. This sentence introduces the third grouping of information for this topic.

1. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
2. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
3. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
4. This sentence gives a fact or facts.
5. This sentence rephrases the sentence under C above.

Conclusion

1. This sentence concludes your discussion of the overall subject.
2. This sentence mentions some of the section topics.
3. This sentence mentions some of the section topics.
4. This sentence mentions some of the section topics.
5. This sentence rephrases the first one.