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Paper outline generator: sections and word counts for your paper.

Choose what you're writing (research paper, essay, lab report, literature review, thesis chapter, case study or grant proposal) and its length. You get the sections it needs, what each one has to do, and a word budget for each, so you can start writing into a structure instead of a blank page.

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Fig 0RESEARCH PAPER · 3,000 WORDS

Abstract

~150 words

Introduction

~450 words

Methods

~600 words

Results

~600 words

Discussion

~900 words

Conclusion

~300 words

References

Coral sections carry your own argument. The blueprint follows the paper type you choose below.

FIG 1THE PEEK

Choose the type, set the length.

The outline, the word budget and the blueprint above all update as you change them.

Fig 1STRUCTURE · WORD BUDGET

PAPER TYPE

TOPIC

WORD BUDGET3,000 words

50012,000

SECTIONS

~500

AVG WORDS / SECTION

THE LINK CONTAINS YOUR INPUTS AND REOPENS THIS RESULT

This is a structure for you to write into. It doesn't write anything, the word counts are rough shares, and your assignment brief always wins over it.

RESEARCH PAPER · OUTLINE

01
Abstract~150 words
Summarise question, method, main result and what it means for screen time and sleep in teenagers, in one paragraph. Write it last.
02
Introduction~450 words
Establish why screen time and sleep in teenagers matters, what is already known, the gap, and end with your research question or hypothesis.
03
Methods~600 words
Say exactly what you did and with what (participants or materials, measures, procedure, analysis) so someone could repeat it.
04
Results~600 words
Report what you found, in order of your questions, with the key numbers, tables and figures. No interpretation yet.
05
Discussion~900 words
Interpret the results against your question and the literature on screen time and sleep in teenagers; name limitations and alternative explanations.
06
Conclusion~300 words
State the answer to your question and what should happen next.
07
Referencesnot counted
Every source cited in the text, in your required style.

CORAL = SECTIONS THAT CARRY YOUR OWN ARGUMENT

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FIG 2HOW TO USE

How to use the paper outline generator

01 →
Pick the paper type
Research paper, essay, lab report, literature review, thesis chapter, case study or grant proposal.
02 →
Add a topic and a length
The topic is woven into what each section should do; the slider sets the total from 500 to 12,000 words.
03
Copy or share the outline
Copy it as plain text into your document, or share a link that rebuilds the same outline.

MethodWHAT THE CODE DOES

How it works: the method

Each paper type has a fixed list of sections, each with a description and a weight (its share of the word count). Sections such as References have weight 0 and aren't counted. The budget is split like this:

T = round(total / 10)        (the total in tens of words)
exactᵢ = wᵢ / Σw × T
tensᵢ = ⌊exactᵢ⌋, then the tens left over go one each
        to the sections with the largest remainders
wordsᵢ = 10 × tensᵢ

So every section gets a multiple of ten and the sections add up exactly to your total, rounded to the nearest ten. The research-paper weights are Abstract 5%, Introduction 15%, Methods 20%, Results 20%, Discussion 30%, Conclusion 10%; the essay weights are Introduction 12%, Argument 1 22%, Argument 2 22%, Argument 3 18%, Counter-argument 14%, Conclusion 12%.

ExampleRESEARCH PAPER · 3,000 WORDS

Worked example

A 3,000-word research paper is 300 tens. With weights summing to 100, each section gets its percentage of 3,000:

Abstract       150 words
Introduction   450 words
Methods        600 words
Results        600 words
Discussion     900 words
Conclusion     300 words
References      not counted

Change the total to 2,000 and pick Essay, and the budget becomes Introduction 240, three arguments of 440, 440 and 360, Counter-argument 280 and Conclusion 240.

FIG 3THE FULL WORKSPACE

What the full workspace adds.

Fig 3IN MOREMIND

✓Search academic papers by keyword or by meaning to find sources for each section
✓Verified sources only: every reference is checked before it can appear in your draft
✓Figures and tables for your results, numbered and captioned
✓Formatting and references in your required style, from APA to Vancouver
✓The argument stays yours: MoreMind doesn't write your sections for you

You still write the argument.

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FIG 4QUESTIONS

Paper outlines: common questions

Where do the word budgets come from?

Each paper type has built-in shares for its sections, as a rule of thumb (for example, a discussion usually takes more space than a conclusion). Your total is split by those shares and rounded to tens. They're a starting point, not a rule: if your brief gives section lengths, use those.

Which kinds of paper does it cover?

Seven: research paper, essay, lab report, literature review, thesis chapter, case study and grant proposal. Each has its own sections; for example, a lab report has Title & aim, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion and References.

How long should each section of a research paper be?

In this generator's research-paper template the shares are Abstract 5%, Introduction 15%, Methods 20%, Results 20%, Discussion 30%, Conclusion 10%, with references not counted. For a 3,000-word paper that is 150, 450, 600, 600, 900 and 300 words. Journals and courses set their own limits, so check yours.

Does it write any of my paper?

No. It gives you headings and what each section needs to do. The writing, the argument and the conclusions are yours.

Is my topic stored?

No. Everything runs in your browser. If you press Share result, the paper type, topic and length are written into the link itself, so anyone who opens it, and our server, which draws the page and its preview image, sees them. If you leave your email, we only record which paper type and length you chose, not your topic.

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