I. Introduction (1 page)
A. Provide background information for the study
B. State the goal of the study
C. State the rationale of the study
D. Preview the paper

Transition
To better understand the outcomes of verbal bullying among teenagers, it is imperative to understand how bullying happens and what the differences are between face-to-face and cyber-bullying.

II. Review of Literature (5.5 pages)
Synthesize the literature and provide an organized theoretically founded argument that demonstrates the emergence of the research questions.

A. Relational Outcomes

1. Establish how bullying is a communicative act.
2. Demonstrate how relational outcomes of bullying have been studied before.
3. Illustrate contradicting findings throughout the literature.


B. Medium Choices

1. Demonstrate how bullying has been studied in terms of medium choice.
2. Distinguish bullying from harassment online.
3. Connect with other studies that have looked at medium choice and different outcomes.

Transition
This study is guided by the following research questions: (RQs listed)

1. What relational outcomes does bullying have?
2. How is cyber-bullying defined by teenagers?
3. How does verbal bullying differ between face-to-face and cyber mediums?
4. Why does verbal bullying differ between face-to-face and cyber mediums?


III. Method (2.5 pages)
The goal of this section is to describe the data collection process, sample, and research procedures

A. Explain why I used a case study analysis.

B. Describe the participants

C. Describe the procedures including the recruitment and interview process.

D. Explain the data analysis and coding process.

Transition
These case studies represent unique perspectives on verbal bullying, and offer a range of understanding about the how and why factors involved.

IV. Results (6-7 pages)
The goal of this section is to explain and provide examples of each case study, demonstrating their uniqueness in perspectives on bullying.

A. Case Study 1

1. description and definition of codes
2. examples from transcripts

B. Case Study 2

1. description and definition of codes
2. examples from transcripts

C. Case Study 3

1. description and definition of codes
2. examples from transcripts

D. Case Study 4

1. description and definition of codes
2. examples from transcripts

Transition

V. Discussion (3-4 pages)
The goal of the section is connect the individual perspectives of bullying to understand this pertinent communicative phenomenon. It will also serve as the "so what" portion to the results.

A. Use theory to explain the results

B. Describe the narrative aspect occurring and the reasoning behind the interview responses.

C. Provide practical advice for teachers, parents and teenagers to consider when dealing with or preventing verbal bullying.

D. Tie into the review of literature to integrate the theoretical foundation these results are based on.

E. Provide the "why" to the results

F. Include the limitations and contribution section for the paper.

1. point out the theoretical contributions
2. provide practical contributions
3. discuss future research

Transition

Conclusion (1 page)
This gives an ending to the paper and ties everything together.

A. What we started with
B. What we found
C. Where we can go next