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In Module 3 you will begin to organize your document. This will require that you break your paper into chapters. This will help to organize your paper and break it into orderly parts (note, the sample papers in the handbook are not developed in chapters, as you are required to do). Papers of 15 to 20 pages generally consist of 5 to 8 chapters. You will be asked to organize your paper into chapters and then to create a 2 to 3 page outline.

You will then read a chapter in the reader about interviewing and how to make a good impression. This should help you for your interview with an expert in your field.

The last thing you will be asked to do is to pick a subject for an interview for your subject. This should be an expert in the field, not a relative or friend. For example, if your topic is "Welfare Reform," a good subject would be a case worker or professor in the area, not a welfare recipient. A typical interview should take about half an hour and the information will be integrated into your paper as with any other research you gather - it should not be a separate chapter or section of your document. Conducting an interview will give you experience in gathering original information for your document.

Assignment introduction:

It is now time to think of our paper in terms of chapters. Writing in chapters will help keep your paper organized and discussion orderly. A paper of this length should consist of from 5 to 8 chapters, if you have more you need to eliminate or consolidate some. An example of the typical chapter organizational development for a paper on finding a cure for AIDS, for instance, would be 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. Causes; 4. Symtoms; 5. Treatment; 6. Possible Cures; 7. Conclusion. Your assignment is to read pages 19 to 22 in RULES FOR WRITERS on outlining, and then write a 2 to 3 page outline for your paper.