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