OUTLINING

all PARTS should be

ARRANGED PROPERLY
clear appealing

interesting
 OUTLINING
GENERAL PLAN of WHAT
you are going TO WRITE
 OUTLINING
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BENEFITS of
Outline
 BENEFITS
help make your essay
more organized
thesis
stay focus statement
BENEFITS
SAVES TIME for
writers
OCCASIONS
to Use
Outline
OCCASION # 1
to ORGANIZE ideas and
RESEARCH prior to
BEGINNING a paper
 OCCASION # 2
to determine if MORE
RESEARCH is needed
OCCASION # 3
to see
RELATIONSHIPS
between POINTS
OCCASION # 4
to check the
organization of a
paper
OCCASION # 5
to REORGANIZE a
paper with too many
ideas
Types of
Outlines
Types of Outlines
topic outline
sentence outline
TOPIC OUTLINE
headings are given in
single words or brief
phrases
SENTENCE OUTLINE

headings are
expressed in
complete sentences
 5 Main Parts
of
Speech Outline
I. Introduction – Thesis Statement

II. Body Paragraph # 1 – Topic Sentence

A. Supporting Idea

B. Supporting Idea
III. Body Paragraph # 2 – Topic Sentence

A. Supporting Idea

B. Supporting Idea
IV. Body Paragraph # 3 – Topic Sentence

A. Supporting Idea

B. Supporting Idea

V. Conclusion
 Essay Outline

I. Introduction Thesis: _____________________

introduction
II. Body Paragraph #1- Topic Sentence: _____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
III. Body Paragraph #2- Topic Sentence: ____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea

thesis
IV. Body Paragraph #3- Topic Sentence: ____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
V. Conclusion
statement
 Essay Outline

I. Introduction Thesis: _____________________

introduction
II. Body Paragraph #1- Topic Sentence: _____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
III. Body Paragraph #2- Topic Sentence: ____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea

thesis
IV. Body Paragraph #3- Topic Sentence: ____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
V. Conclusion
statement
 Essay Outline

I. Introduction
roman
Thesis: _____________________

numeral
II. Body Paragraph #1- Topic Sentence: _____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
III. Body Paragraph #2- Topic Sentence: ____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
IV. Body Paragraph #3- Topic Sentence: ____________

paragraphs
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
V. Conclusion
 Essay Outline

I. Introduction Thesis: _____________________

capital
letters
II. Body Paragraph #1- Topic Sentence: _____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
III. Body Paragraph #2- Topic Sentence: ____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea

supporting
IV. Body Paragraph #3- Topic Sentence: ____________
A. supporting idea
B. supporting idea
V. Conclusion
details
TOPIC OUTLINE
SENTENCE OUTLINE