An outline is useful to organize your information You put this information in categories You use various symbols to organize your information For main ideas or headings you use Roman Numerals I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X For details you use capital letters A, B, C, D For deeper details you use Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, For sub deeper details you use lower case letters. a, b, c, d, e, f Most defined details; use LowerCase Roman Numerals i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x HOW TO OUTLINE

Sample Outline I. Main Ideas Go Here ~ Use Roman Numerals A. Details are indented, they go here ~ Use Capital Letters 1. More defined details (Key Terms) go here~Use Arabic Numerals a. Deeper details go here~Use Lower Case Letters i. most defined details ~ Use LowerCase Roman Numerals

I. Main Ideas or Headings use Roman Numerals A. Details are indented and use CAPITAL LETTERS B. Key Terms can be here 1. Deeper details use Arabic Numbers a. Very specific information use lower case letters i. Lower case Roman numerals can be used for very, very specific details HOW TO OUTLINE