Scribd
Upload
46 views7 pages

Outline (VSB)

The document discusses outlines and their uses and formats. It describes two main kinds of outlines - topic outlines and sentence outlines. Topic outlines use words or phrases for headings while sentence outlines use complete sentences. The document then provides the standard format for outlines, with roman numerals for main ideas, capital letters for subheadings, and Arabic numbers for details. It also provides steps for creating an outline, such as selecting a topic, listing ideas, determining headings, and arranging the outline in a logical order.

Uploaded by

Shine Baradi
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
46 views7 pages

Outline (VSB)

The document discusses outlines and their uses and formats. It describes two main kinds of outlines - topic outlines and sentence outlines. Topic outlines use words or phrases for headings while sentence outlines use complete sentences. The document then provides the standard format for outlines, with roman numerals for main ideas, capital letters for subheadings, and Arabic numbers for details. It also provides steps for creating an outline, such as selecting a topic, listing ideas, determining headings, and arranging the outline in a logical order.

Uploaded by

Shine Baradi
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 7

THE OUTLINE

OUTLINE
Valuable for several purposes:
1.For organizing one’s thoughts before writing
2.For checking the organization of a piece
after it has been written,
3.For understanding a different reading
assignment
KINDS OF OUTLINE
1.TOPIC OUTLINE- every heading is a word or a phrase,
not a complete sentence. Sufficient for short papers. Suited
to documents such as exposition of a process or
classification, in which logical connections are no problem
2.SENTENCE OUTLINE- every heading consist of a
complete sentence. Usually useful to longer papers, such as
research paper.
FORMAT OF AN OUTLINE
I. FIRST THE MAIN IDEA
A. SUBHEADING-supports
1. DETAIL-supports subheading A
2. DETAIL-supports subheading A
B. SUBHEADING- supports first main idea
II. SECOND MAIN IDEA
A. SUBHEADING- supports second main idea
B. SUBHEADING- supports second main idea
1. DETAIL-supports subheading B
2. DETAIL-supports subheading B
THINGS TO REMEMBER
1. Use roman numerals for main idea
2. Use capital letters for subheading
3. Use Arabic numbers for main idea
4. Place a period after the numerals and letters that introduce the points in the outline
5. Indent each level of the outline
6. If there is an A, there must also be a B. If there is 1, there must also be a 2.
7. Begin every point in the outline with a capital letter
8. In a topic outline, state each point as a word or a phrase, not as a complete sentence
9. Do not place periods after any of the points in a topic outline
10.In a topic outline, state the points of each division in parallel form. Use the same kind
of word or phrase within each division.
HOW TO MAKE AN OUTLINE
1. Select a subject. Choose one that is not so broad to be adequately
treated with the assigned number of pages. The subject “Robots” is
too general but the subject “Robots for Café Crew” is probably
limited
2. Write your own purpose. Your statement of purpose tells how you
in tend to treat your subject
3. Make a list of ideas that support your subject. List the ideas as
they occur to you. Do not be concerned with the order
4. Cross out unnecessary or unrelated ideas. Compare each idea on
your list with your statement of purpose. If you find any ideas that do
not support your purpose, cross them out
HOW TO MAKE AN OUTLINE
5. Determine the main headings. Sometimes the main headings come from the list
you made. Refer to your statement of purpose to help you make your headings
6. Group the remaining ideas under the main headings
7. Decide which points will be subheadings and which points will be supporting
details.
8. Arrange the main points and sub-points of precise order
9. If the outline is to be a topic outline, make sure that each point is stated in the
parallel grammatical form
10. If the outline is to be a sentence outline, make all points in complete sentence
11. As one writes from an outline, he may make changes-crossing out points,
adding some, moving others.

You might also like