Any suggestions on how to outline the Marshall Plan for a history paper?

I assume from your question that you are trying to write
an entire paper on the Marshall Plan and are trying to figure out what to say.  If so,
here are the main points I would make:

• What was
  the Marshall Plan?  Give a brief definition of the plan, perhaps telling how much aid
  was given and to which countries.  You might also talk about what form the aid was in. 
  I would try to give the dollar amounts in today's money so they have more
  meaning.


• Why was the Marshall Plan created and
  implemented?  I would look at the ideas of rebuilding Europe and of containing
  communism.  I would look also at the fact that the US offerred aid to the communist bloc
  but was refused.  I might discuss whether that offer was
  sincere.


• What impact did the Marshall Plan have?  I would
  look at this as a factor in creating the alliance between the US and the countries that
  got the aid.

I hope that gives you a starting
point...