It means a breakdown of how you will go about your chapter. For example:
Chapter Title: Ibralebbe, The Hero that was
Framework:
- Chapter introduction
-His biography
-The scene for potential heroism
-His heroic contribution
-Challenges he encountered
-Critiques to his heroism
-Conclusion
The above to me can assist me to develop subtopics and what literature to search.on. A framework is just a guide, it should be simple to follow, to tell you the beginning and the end points of your chapter.
- Should be flexible, that is, you will realise as you go along that you can easily twist it in some areas