# Outline around a reader question

AI Content Creation | Module 08: Create useful articles

## Your goal

Build an article that answers a real need.

Choose one question an article should answer. How do I prepare for this workshop? is narrow enough for a short useful piece. Everything about repair is too broad for the supplied facts.

Create headings that follow the reader journey. Start with what the event is, then what to bring, where and when it happens, and how to register.

Attach a source or a question to each section. An outline should expose evidence gaps before they become polished but unsupported paragraphs.

## Source pack

FICTIONAL PRACTICE BRIEF: Green Bench is a student repair club. It runs a free notebook-cover repair workshop on Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, in Room B. There are 12 places. Learners bring one worn notebook; tools and scrap card are provided. Register using the club form. No date, form URL, access arrangements, impact figures, or testimonials have been supplied. Ask the organiser about missing details before publishing. This is a creative exercise, not a real event.

## Worked example

Outline a preparation article using only the fictional brief.

### Reader question

How can a first-year student prepare for the Green Bench notebook-cover repair workshop without bringing extra tools?

### Outline

Sections: what the workshop covers; what to bring; supplied tools and card; time and location; registration and details to confirm.

### Evidence gaps

The brief does not confirm accessibility arrangements, the precise date, or the registration URL. Ask the organiser before drafting those details.

## Your work

Outline a preparation article using only the fictional brief.

### Reader question

Write at least 8 words.


### Outline

Write at least 8 words.


### Evidence gaps

Write at least 8 words.

## Review your work

- [ ] The article answers one focused question.
- [ ] The headings follow a useful order.
- [ ] Unsupported sections are marked for research.

Completeness checks do not assess creative quality or factual accuracy. Review the actual work yourself or with a mentor.

## Quiz

1. What should you do with an unsupported section in an outline?
   A. Mark the evidence gap before drafting it.
   B. Fill it with a likely answer.
   C. Ask the assistant to sound more certain.

2. An article outline covers every repair method, but the source only describes one event. What should you do?
   A. Invent technical instructions to fill the outline.
   B. Assume a long outline proves expertise.
   C. Narrow the scope or research the extra sections.

## Quiz explanations

1. A: An outline helps reveal what you still need to know.

2. C: The scope should match the available evidence.

## Further reading

[Google: creating helpful content](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/creating-helpful-content)