1. How to Write an Enhanced Outline
Common Places: Integrated Reading and Writing
Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education.  All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.

2. A brief or simple outline presents the thesis statement of a text and the major supporting points.
A Brief Outline
In Kari Gardner’s essay about the marshmallow experiments (in Chapter 7), she includes this thesis statement:
“People who can put off immediate gratification are more likely to have what it takes to be successful in the important things in life.”

3. A brief outline will present Gardner’s thesis statement and major supporting points:
Thesis statement: “People who can
put off immediate gratification are more likely to have what it takes to be successful in the important things in life.”
Major supporting point 1:
The Marshmallow Experiment shows that delayed gratification skills lead to more success in life.
Major supporting point 2:
“Proof that it pays to put off pleasure is all around us.”

4. An enhanced outline will add the supporting details to a brief outline.
Thesis statement: “People who can
put off immediate gratification are more likely to have what it takes to be successful in the important things in life.”
Major supporting point 1:
The Marshmallow Experiment shows that delayed gratification skills lead to more success in life.
How it was set up
What happened
Conclusion drawn
Major supporting point 2:
“Proof that it pays to put off pleasure is all around us.”
People who invest
Students who graduate
Athletes who train

5. An Enhanced Outline in a Graphic Organizer
Students who are more visually-oriented may wish to create a graphic organizer to present an outline or an enhanced outline.

6. Major supporting point 1: Major supporting point 2:
Thesis statement: “People who can
put off immediate gratification are more likely to have what it takes to be successful in the important things in life.”
Major supporting point 1:
The Marshmallow Experiment shows that delayed gratification skills lead
to more success in life.
Major supporting point 2:
“Proof that it pays to put off pleasure is all around us.”
People who
invest
Athletes
who
train
How it was
set up
Students
who
graduate
What
happened
Conclusion
drawn

7. WRITING USING AN ENHANCED OUTLINE
Topic: The Eclectic Café
Thesis statement: The
Eclectic Café serves
great American, Asian,
Italian, and Tex-Mex fare.

8. Major Supporting Point 1:
The Eclectic Café has excellent American food.
Major Supporting Point 2:
They have wonderful Asian dishes.
Major Supporting Point 3:
They have fabulous Italian cuisine.
Major Supporting Point 4:
All of their Tex-Mex food is great.

9. The Eclectic Café serves great American, Asian, Italian,
Thesis statement:
The Eclectic Café serves great American, Asian, Italian,
and Tex-Mex fare.
Major supporting point 1:
The Eclectic Café has excellent American food.
Major supporting point 4:
Their Tex-Mex
menu is all good.
Major supporting point 2:
They have wonderful Asian dishes. .
Major supporting point 3:
They have fabulous
Italian cuisine. .

10. Major Supporting Point 1:
The Eclectic Café has excellent American food.
Supporting Details:

11. Major Supporting Point 2:
They have wonderful Asian dishes.
Supporting
Details:

12. Major Supporting Point 3:
They have fabulous Italian cuisine.
Supporting Details:

13. Major Supporting Point 4:
All of their Tex-Mex food is great.
Supporting Details:

14. Major supporting point 1:
Thesis statement:
The Eclectic Café serves great American, Asian, Italian, and Tex-Mex fare.
Major supporting point 1:
The Eclectic Café has excellent American food.
Major supporting point 4:
Their Tex-Mex
menu is all good.
Major supporting point 3:
They have fabulous
Italian cuisine. .
Major supporting point 2:
They have wonderful Asian dishes. .
Nachos
Hamburgers
Tacos
Hot dogs
Tamales
Meat loaf and mashed potatoes
Pizza
Penne
pasta
Lasagna
Prawns
Stir-fried
rice
Sesame
chicken

15. The End
All photographs in this presentation are in the public domain and were obtained from Web sites of the Federal Government of the United States of America.