This weekend I was able to re-read the article assigned to us for our critical review and made use of the alphanumerical ouline format that OWL Purdue website included. I've previously used a similar format when joting notes down in Microsoft Word or summarizing meeting notes, so this format came naturally. However, sad to say that I hardly made use of creating a proper outline when writing academic papers! I'm able to research topics well, generate ideas, and summarize points that I want to include; however, my introdutions tend to be my primary guidance for writing. This being said, I'm a slow writer and have been told previously I take more time then most to answer exam questions when in an open response format, so perhaps making use of outlines will assist me going forward in graduate school.

“Types of Outlines and Samples.” Types of Outlines - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University, owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/developing_an_outline/types_of_outlines.html. Accessed 11 June 2023.