Outlines

To create an outline for your final essay for The Grapes of Wrath Lesson Objective: To create an outline for your final essay for The Grapes of Wrath

Purpose of an Outline An outline is like a road map for your writing When you create an outline you need a purpose Purpose is designed to prove your thesis

Terms Terms often used to form a purpose: To Prove, to analyze, to create, to determine, to examine, to explore, to show, to describe, to record

Look at your thesis first, then go from there Outlining: Selecting a Heading A good purpose can only be established by a good thesis Look at your thesis first, then go from there

Outlining: Correct Outline Form First level of outline Roman Numerals: I II III IV V The Roman Numerals are your Main Subject Headings

Outlining: Correct Outline Form Second Level are letters and these are your subheadings, meaning supporting topics under main topics A, B, C,

Outlining: Correct Outline Form Third Level: Arabic Numerals: The modern numbers we use today 1-10 These are added Details to your subheadings

Outlining: Two Types of Outlines Topic Outline Sentence Outline

Outlining: Two Types of Outlines Topic outline you list or phrase Sentence Outline you write them in a sentence format

Outlining: Topic Outline Example: Topic Outline I. Best Characters 2012 A. Channing Tatum 1. great as the serious character B. Jonah Hill

Outlining: Sentence Outline Example: I. 21 Jump Street was the best comedy of 2012 because of its characters A. Channing Tatum 1. great as the serious character B. Jonah Hill