English quarter 4

• Outline


  A tool used in improving and organizing written ideas about a topic into a logical order
• Outline


  • Writers use outlines when writing their papers to know which topic to cover and in what order
• Types of outline


  Depend on the nature of the topic and purpose of the writer
• Types of outline

  • Sentence outline
  • Topic outline
• Sentence outline


  Presents the thesis statement, major topics, subtopics, and supporting details in sentence form
• Sentence outline


  • Follows a hierarchical structure composed of sentences and headings around the subject of the speech or essay
  • Uses Roman Numerals, Capitalized Letters, Arabic Numerals, Lowercase Letters in that order in bullet formatting
• Topic outline


  Presents the major topics, subtopics, and supporting details in the form of words and phrases
• Thesis statement


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


  Major phrases/sentences formed from the thesis statement
• Subtopics


  Minor phrases/sentences formed from the major topics
• Supporting details


  Phrases/sentences which provide additional information to clarify or prove the main idea
• Steps in writing an outline

  1. Choose your topic and establish your purpose

  2. Create and organize a list of your major topics

  3. Make and organize a list of your subtopics

  4. Provide additional information to support your subtopics

  5. Review and refine the contents of your outline