Developing an Outline
Learning Target: Using the notes from your interview,
color code the notes to transfer to an outline
Thursday Agenda
1.Share attention getters created yesterday
2.Take out notes from your interview
3.Color coding to develop 3-5 main points
4.Transfer color coding to an outline
Attention Getters
With your group, share your attention getters created
yesterday.
1.Tell the class what type of attention getter your were
assigned
2.Read your four different leveled attention getters
a.Start with your number 1, lead up to your number 4
3.Explain what makes each attention getter a candidate for
that level
a.Ex: Think about your first experience playing a sport. What is your earliest memory of this
sport? Can you remember the first basket you made in basketball? Or the first goal you
scored in soccer? How did you feel after this experience?
Color Coding Notes: 2nd Hour→ Ms. Gaul
1.Using 3-4 different colors or marks, read through your
notes.
2.As you read through them, jot down in the margins or on a
new sheet of paper main ideas that start to develop (3-5).
a.Learning career
b.Teaching experiences
c.Teaching style
3.Read through your notes a second time, this time color
coding (or symboling) as you go
Color Coding Notes: 5th Hour→ Mr. Giesen
1.Using 3-4 different colors or marks, read through your
notes.
2.As you read through them, jot down in the margins or on a
new sheet of paper main ideas that start to develop (3-5).
a.Becoming a teacher
b.What he likes about teaching
c.Rewards of being a teacher
3.Read through your notes a second time, this time color
coding (or symboling) as you go
Outline Format: Introduction (Hour 2)
I.
Attention Getter: Try one that we talked about today!
A.
What do teachers make? (Pause) When discussed in public, often times we think about what teachers make
(or don’t make) in terms of money. When approached with this question, slam poet, Taylor Mali provided a
unique answer in his passionate poem about teachers. He told his audience, “I make kids work harder than
they ever thought they could. [...] I make parents see their children for who they are and what they can be. [...]
I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them criticize.”
II. Transition information: You have this great hook--how does it relate to your thesis?
A.
Most teachers don’t choose their profession based on the salary, but instead choose teaching because they feel
that it is something they can truly care about. Students are people they can invest in. After interviewing Ms.
Gaul, I found that she exemplifies what Taylor Mali is trying to get across.
III. Thesis: This should be a universal theme (could apply to all of us). This should not include the person’s name or I
interviewed _____.
A.
Teaching is more than just a job obtained to collect a paycheck; teaching is an opportunity to enable others to
learn and grow as individuals.
Outline Format: Introduction (Hour 5)
I. Attention Getter: Try one that we talked about today!
A. What do teachers make? (Pause) When discussed in public, often times we think about what
teachers make (or don’t make) in terms of money. When approached with this question, slam
poet, Taylor Mali provided a unique answer in his passionate poem about teachers. He told his
audience, “I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. [...] I make parents see
their children for who they are and what they can be. [...] I make kids wonder. I make them
question. I make them criticize.”
II. Transition information: You have this great hook--how does it relate to your thesis?
A. Most teachers don’t choose their profession based on the salary, but instead choose teaching
because they are interested in the subject or are willing to invest in the opportunity to help
students learn. After interviewing Mr. Giesen, I found that he exemplifies what Taylor Mali is
trying to get across.
III. Thesis: This should be a universal theme (could apply to all of us). This should not
Outline Format: Body Paragraphs Gaul
I. Often times, teachers are led to the profession based on their own
learning experiences growing up.
A.As a student in high school
B. College Prep
C. Outside of teaching?
II.Developing an individual style of teaching is an art and takes many years
to mold.
A.Roots game
B. Projector story
Outline Format: Body Paragraphs Giesen
I. The process of becoming a teacher is similar for many people, but for others there
are additional twists and turns.
A. Background
B. Job search
C.
ST. Lumberyard
II.After getting a job late in the summer, Mr. Giesen finds himself still teaching at
Mayo thirteen years later, and loving it.
A. 10 years – still
B. Likes to see growth!
C. Curly shuffle
III.Like many jobs, teaching has specific rewards that keep employees in the profession
for a lifetime.
A. Confusion
Outline Format: Conclusion
I. Conclusion
A. Restate your thesis in a new way (you do not necessarily need to say “in
conclusion”).
1. Teaching is so much more than collecting a paycheck each month. It is
collecting moments and memories of student growth, wit, humor, and
learning.
B. Review your main points
1. A variety of experiences lead an individual to choose to be a teacher, but
there are many rewards that lead one to stay in the field for many years.
C. Connect back to your attention getter
Remaining Time
Learning Target: Using the notes from your
interview, color code the notes to transfer to an
outline
Work on transferring your notes to an outline. If you do not
finish handwriting this today, THIS IS YOUR HOMEWORK.
Tomorrow we will spend the hour in the computer lab typing
your notes. You will print and turn in your outline at the
end of the hour tomorrow.