Create a detailed outline for your final paper. Outlines are nothing more than a blueprint for how your final paper will flow. It is understood that your final paper may not exactly match what you list in the outline. You are creating an outline now to help create a foundation for the final paper. When you write your outline, you are basically answering the questions: "What order will my paper follow? What is the flow of the paper?". The answers to those questions will help you create the outline. Generally speaking, here is how many final research papers flow