Outlines Leson 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 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: Sentence Outline 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