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Thesis chapter plan: 9 steps from scope to final version

One chapter in five weeks: scope agreed first, an outline, two drafting weeks, then your supervisor’s feedback. Use it as a checklist, or let Clarity Board put every step in your Google Calendar.

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Thesis chapter plan

  1. 1Agree the scope with your supervisorMon, Nov 2
  2. 2Gather notes, data and referencesmm/dd/yyyy
  3. 3Write a detailed outlineFri, Nov 6
  4. 4Draft the first halfmm/dd/yyyy
  5. 5Draft the second halfmm/dd/yyyy
  6. 6A step of your ownmm/dd/yyyy
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Thesis chapter plan

  1. 1Agree the scope with your supervisorMon, Nov 2
  2. 2Gather notes, data and referencesmm/dd/yyyy
  3. 3Write a detailed outlinemm/dd/yyyy
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Project nameChapter 3: Methods
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Agree the scope with your supervisor
Gather notes, data and references
Write a detailed outline
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Agree the scope with your supervisor~30 min
Gather notes, data and references~4 h
Draft the first half~3 days
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Chapter 3: Methods

Outcome
The chapter’s question
Word count target
Supervisor deadline
Sections
SectionMain pointStatus
Supervisor feedback
DateCommentDone
Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30
Agree the scope with your su
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TaskAgree the scope with your supervisor
Due date (optional)Mon, Nov 2
TaskGather notes, data and references
Due date (optional)none
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The steps

Agree the scope, outline, draft in two halves, then revise. Make it yours: click a step to reword it, remove one with ✕, add your own, and give any step a date. This page remembers your changes on this device.

    The notes page

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    Outcome

    The chapter’s question
    Word count target
    Supervisor deadline

    Sections

    SectionMain pointStatus

    Supervisor feedback

    In the Date column, type @date to pick a day.

    DateCommentDone

    Decisions

    Newest first.

    DateDecision

    Notes

    Free text, for anything else.

    Why it's laid out this way

    Agree the scope before writing

    Ten minutes with your supervisor on what belongs in this chapter, and what doesn't, can save a week of writing the wrong thing.

    An outline you can draft from

    A detailed outline, down to the paragraph, turns drafting into filling in rather than inventing.

    Two halves, then the framing

    The introduction and summary are easier to write once you know what the chapter actually says, so they come last.

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