MOTIVATION I: Fix Me!

1. It is a tool used in improving

and organizing written ideas
about a topic into a logical
order.
T O L N E U I
 2. It is a type of outline that
presents the thesis statement,
major topics, subtopics, and
supporting details in sentence
form.
E N T S C N E E
T O L N E U I
 3. It is a type of outline which
presents the major topics,
subtopics, and supporting details
in the form of words and phrases.

O C T P I
T O L N E U I
 4. Firsthand information taken from
original evidences such as reports on
discoveries and events and
interviews from persons in authority.

I P A M Y R R
R U S C S O E
 5. Secondhand
information taken from
primary sources.

A D N Y R E S O C

R U S C S O E
The following are documents
that can be used as sources.
Categorize these sources as
primary or secondary source
DIARY
ARTICLE
BOOK
LETTERS
JOURNAL
 EXPANDING AN
OUTLINE USING
NOTES FROM
PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY SOURCES
1. Define an outline;
2. Identify the types and contents of
an outline;
3. Expand the content of an outline
using notes from primary and
secondary sources; and
4. Write a composition using the
expanded content of an outline.
OUTLIN
E
• An outline is a tool used in
improving and organizing written
ideas about a topic into a logical
order.

• It is also considered as a blueprint

or plan for your paper.
 IMPORTANCE OF AN
OUTLINE
It allows writers to understand how he
or she will connect all the information to
support the thesis statement and the
claims of the paper and it also provides
the writer with a space to manipulate
ideas easily without needing to write
complete paragraph
 THE BASIC
OUTLINE OF A
PAPER
I. INTRODUCTION
• Start with an attention grabber
context that introduces the paper
topic
• Define any key terminology needed
to understand the topic
• Must end with a thesis statement
(in one to two sentences)
II. BODY
• Give strong examples, details. and
explanations to support each main
point
• Use strong evidence from sources –
paraphrases, summaries, and
quotations that support the main
point
III. CONCLUSION
• Briefly summarize each main point
found in the body of the paper (avoid
going over two sentences for each
point)
• End with a strong clincher statement;
and appropriate, meaningful final
sentence that ties the whole point of
the paper together
WHY CREATE AN OUTLINE?
• Aids in the process of writing
• Helps you organize your ideas
• Presents your material in a logical form
• Shows the relationship among ideas in our
writing
• Constructs unordered overview of your
writing
• Defines boundaries and groups
TWO TYPES OF AN
OUTLINE
1. SENTENCE
OUTLINE
2. TOPIC OUTLINE
 SENTENCE OUTLINE
• Type of outline that presents the thesis
statement, major topics, subtopics, and
supporting details in sentence form. It
allows you to include those details in the
sentence instead of having to create an
outline of many short phrases that goes
on page after page.
 TOPIC OUTLINE
• It is a type of outline which
presents the major topics,
subtopics, and supporting
details in the form of words and
phrases.
CONTENTS
OF AN
OUTLINE
 • THESIS
STATEMENT
• MAJOR TOPICS
• SUBTOPICS
• SUPPORTING
DETAILS
 THESIS
STATEMENT
• It is a one-sentence
statement that
expresses the main
idea of an essay.
 MAJOR TOPICS
• Refers to the major
phrases/sentences which
are formed from the
thesis statement.
 SUBTOPICS
• Refers to the minor
phrases or sentences
which are formed from
the major topics.
 SUPPORTING
DETAILS
• Supporting details are
phrases/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.
 Create and
topic and
STEPS
establish IN WRITING AN OUTLINE
organize a
list of your
your
major topic.
purpose. Make and
organize a
list of your
Provide subtopics.
Review and
additional
refine the
information
contents of
to support
your
your
outline.
subtopics.
HOW TO EXPAND
THE CONTENT OF
AN OUTLINE
USING DIFFERENT
SOURCES?
 In expanding the content of an outline, you
need to use primary and secondary source.

• Primary sources are firsthand information

taken from persons in authority
• Secondary sources are secondhand
information taken from the primary
sources.
Examples of Primary Sources: Examples of Secondary
Sources:
• Diaries, letter • Textbooks
correspondence • Dictionaries and
• Original documents (birth encyclopedias
certificates, trial records)
• Books that interpret,
• Interviews, speeches
analyze
• Laws, regulations,
• Political commentary
constitutions
• Journal article
• Biographies
• Creative artworks, • Dissertations
literature • Newspaper editorial/
• Opinion pieces columns
• Government documents • Criticism of literature, art
works or music
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