A summary that gives the essential features of a text. It shows how the parts of a text are related to one another as parts that are of equal importance, or sections that are subordinate to main idea.
Types of Outline
Traditional
Standard
Traditional Outline
An outline that uses roman numerals, letters and numbers.
Standard Outline
An outline that only uses numbers.
Principles of Outlining
Parallelism
Coordination
Subordination
Division
Parallelism
Entries should observe the same languagestructure
Coordination
Entries should observe level of importance.
Subordination
Entries should be observing differences of importance.
Division
Entries should at least be two to be sure that supporting points of a major idea are adequate.
