Primary & Secondary Sources

• Primary Sources


  Are first hand accounts, records, or evidence about a person, place, object, or event and uses fist person point of view.
• Secondary Sources


  Are accounts, records, or evidence that comes from an original source or primary source and uses second person point of view. It shows how your work relates to existing research.
• Outlining


  Is organizing written ideas in a logical order and has two types: sentence and topic outline
• Sentence Outline


  Presents the thesis statement, major topics, subtopics, and supporting details in sentence form and allows you to include details in sentences. It follows a hierarchical structure composed of sentences and heading around the subject of the speech or essay.
• CHARACTERS USED IN SENTENCE OUTLINE:

  1. Roman Numerals
  2. Capitalized Letters
  3. Arabic Numerals
  4. Lowercase Letters
• Topic Outline


  Presents the major topics, subtopics, and supporting details in forms of words and phrases
• Thesis Statement


  A one sided statement that expresses the main idea
• Major Topics


  Formed from the thesis statement
• Subtopics


  Formed from major topics
• Supporting Details


  The additional information to prove the main idea
• STEPS IN WAITING AN OUTLINE:

  1. Choose your topic and establish your purpose
  2. Create & organize a list of your major topics
  3. Make & organize a list of your subtopics
  4. Provide additional information to support your subtopics
  5. Review & refine the contents of your outline