text: First, the Edo period is a huge subject so narrow it down to the main points you are talking about.  Depending on the length of the project, each of those points will be your sections or main paragraphs.  Label those with nice fat Roman numerals.  Then chunk each point down and label them A, B, C...\n\nFor example:\n\nEdo Period Japan\nI.   Social Structure\n       A.  Social Class\n       B.  Political Structure\nII.  Art\n       A.  Theater\n       B.  Painting\nIII. Religion\n       A. Shinto\n       B. Buddhism\n       C. Merging of Shinto & Buddhism\n\nConclusion.\n\n\nThis is a rough outline that could be really edited because its way too general and it isn't very apparent how each point/section relates to one another.  Good luck with you own.