Organizing Information*

Talking Heads: An effective way to keep information organized in your paper is to use headings; however keep in mind that some headings provide more information than others--they say more, so they are talking heads. Notice how the talking heads below would give the reader more information about what should be contained in a section. They would also help to ensure that you keep the content in a section relevant to that heading; thus, your paper would be better organized and more accessible to the reader.

[OI4] For your email record, list headings that you might use in your essay. If you see different ways to organize the paper, list the headings in different orders to illustrate the possible arrangements.