ENGLISH Q4 midterms

• Outline

  • a map of your essay
  • shows what information each section or paragraph will contain, and in what order
  • the general plan of what you are going to write
• Outline

  • a tool used in improving and organizing ideas about a topic into logical order.
• 2 types of outline

  • Sentence outline
  • Topic outline
• Sentence outline

  • a structured framework for organizing and presenting the main ideas and supporting details of a written work, such as an essay, research paper, or presentation.
• Sentence Outline

  • Each main point or idea is expressed as a complete sentence, followed by subpoints or supporting details also expressed as sentences.
• Sentence Outline

  • Provides a clear and concise roadmap of the content, allowing the writer to develop their thoughts coherently and systematically.
• Sentence outline characters used in order in bullet formatting :

  • Roman Numerals
  • Capitalized Letters
  • Arabic numbers
  • lowercase letters
• Topic Outline

  • presents the major topics, subtopics, and supporting details in the form of words and phrases.
• Contents of an Outline

  • Thesis statement
  • Major topic
  • Subtopic
  • Supporting details
• Thesis statement

  • A one-sentence statement that expresses the main idea of an essay.
• Major topics

  • Refer to the major phrases or sentences which are formed from the thesis statement.
• Subtopics

  • Refer to the minor phrases or sentences which are formed from the major topics
• Supporting details

  • Phrases or sentences which provide additional information to clarify or prove the main idea. These details help you explain further the ideas presented by the major topics and subtopics.
• Secondary Sources are secondhand information taken from the primary sources
• Secondary sources

  are interpretations, analyses, or evaluations of primary sources. They are created after the fact and provide commentary, synthesis, or discussion about a topic.
• Narrative

  • tells a story which can be fiction or non-fiction.
• Explanation

  • explains a particular subject or topic through ideas that support it.
• Expository

  • Informational texts that present factual data on a topic through description, sequence, comparison, and contrast, cause and effect, and problem-solution.
• Procedural

  • Lists a sequence of actions or steps needed to make or do something.
• Recount

  • Retells past events which may either be personal or factual.
• Personal Recount

  • Retells past events that the writer was personally involved in.
• Factual Recount

  • Retells events that also happened in real life but may not be about the writer himself/herself.
• Persuasive Text

  • Intends to convince the readers/listeners to believe, perform a certain action or change mind.