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Outlining G7

The document discusses outlining as a tool used in the writing process to organize ideas and develop a structure for a paper. It provides guidelines for creating an outline, including beginning with a thesis statement and main ideas, then adding subtopics and details. The basic outline form uses roman numerals for main ideas and capital letters and numbers for sub-levels. Various outline styles can be used depending on the writer's preferences, such as sentence, topic, or paragraph outlines. An effective outline helps visualize a paper's organization.

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Outlining G7

The document discusses outlining as a tool used in the writing process to organize ideas and develop a structure for a paper. It provides guidelines for creating an outline, including beginning with a thesis statement and main ideas, then adding subtopics and details. The basic outline form uses roman numerals for main ideas and capital letters and numbers for sub-levels. Various outline styles can be used depending on the writer's preferences, such as sentence, topic, or paragraph outlines. An effective outline helps visualize a paper's organization.

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GROUP 7 REPORT

MEMBERS:
1. Patricia Lorraine E. Sandalan
2. J’han Perl Yloiza G. Ballesteros

TOPIC: OUTLINING
Outlining

- is
a tool we use in the writing process to help organize our ideas, visualize
our paper’s potential structure and develop points. To outline, you must
create a linear, organized plan for your paper that shows the main idea that
you will discuss.

Organizing your idea in an outline


 Begin by answering the question that leads to your thesis statement.
 Use the two or three main ideas from this technique as your main
heading.
 Write subtopics for each main idea.
 Write the supporting details for each of the subtopics.

Guidelines in writing an outline


 Place the title at the center above the outline.
 Every level of the outline must have at least two items (I and II, A and
B, 1 and 2).
 Put a period after each numeral and letter.
 Indent each new level of the outline.
 Capitalize the first letter of each item.
 All items of one kind (roman numerals, capital letters, Arabic
numerals) should line up with each other.
 The terms Introduction, Body and Conclusion do not have to be
included in the outline. They are not topics, they are merely
organizational units in the writer's mind.

Basic Outline Form

I. MAIN IDEA
A. Subsidiary idea or supporting idea to I
B. Subsidiary idea or supporting idea to I
1. Subsidiary idea to B
2. Subsidiary idea to B
a. Subsidiary idea to 2
b. Subsidiary idea to 2
II. MAIN IDEA
A. Subsidiary or supporting idea to II
B. Subsidiary idea to II
C. Subsidiary idea to II
III. MAIN IDEA

Various Outlines based on the structure you


prefer

 SENTENCE OUTLINE - Using complete sentences as entries.


 TOPIC OUTLINE- Using words and phrases as entries.
 PARAGRAPH OUTLINE- Using paragraphs as entries.

It is up to the writer to decide on how many ideas and supporting ideas


adequately describe the subject. Traditional form dictates that if there is a I
in the outline, there has to be a II; if there is an A, there has to be B and so
forth.

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