Identify your main goal or topic. When it comes to essays or oral presentations, this will be your thesis statement. For projects, this will be the desired goal you are working toward.
List your arguments or evidence. Keep the information brief; these should just be the general idea of what you want to write or speak about during these portions. If your rough outline is for a project, list the sections you want to demonstrate. Repeat this step for as many arguments, evidence or aspects of a topic you want to discuss or display.
List the arguments against your thesis. These will be statements your evidence argues against, but that others may still prefer as an explanation. In the case of a project, list alternative options, like different aspects of a habitat that you had not originally planned to cover. Repeat this step until you have enough refuting arguments or aspects to equal your original arguments.
Describe your conclusion. If there's a quote or statistic you feel you should end with, list it here. With the ending sentence ideas listed, you won't forget a good idea and it will keep you on track for the tone of your essay or speech.
Create a list of sources you used for your rough outline or sources you plan to use in implementing the outline. This list can make the process of writing the paper or speech or creating the project easier, as you will have a reference list already prepared.