1. Outlines

2. Lesson Objective: To create an outline for your for your essay

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

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

9. Outlining: Two Types of Outlines Topic Outline Sentence Outline

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

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

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