OUTLINE Strategies PDF

## The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss An open book is laid flat, showing a grassy field with a house and a tree in the distance. ## Let's enrich your vocabulary with these terms that you will encounter throughout...

## The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. - Dr. Seuss An open book is laid flat, showing a grassy field with a house and a tree in the distance. ## Let's enrich your vocabulary with these terms that you will encounter throughout this lesson. - Outlining - summarizing the essential features of a text in hierarchical or logical order - Skim - to look over or read quickly especially to find the main ideas - Text - a piece of writing, written or printed material - Thesis statement - states the purpose and/or central idea of a text ## OUTLINE - a written plan that serves as a skeleton for the paragraphs you write. - a summary that gives the essential information that will be included in a paper, book, etc. ## 1. Noise Pollution - A. Sources of noise pollution - 1. Aircrafts - 2. Traffic - 3. - 4. - 5. Other facets of modern civilization - B. General effects of noise pollution on human beings - 1. - 2. - C. Ways of reducing noise pollution - 1. - 2. ## Are you ready to outline reading texts? Let us study outlining in the context of reading. An outline is a summary that gives the essential features of a text. It shows how the parts of a text are related to one another as parts that are of equal importance, or sections that are subordinate to a main ideal (Valdriz, 2017). ## Steps in creating a reading outline 1. Read the entire text first. Skim the text afterward. 2. Locate the thesis statement of the whole text. 3. Look for key phrases in each paragraph of the text. 4. Locate the topic sentence of each paragraph. 5. Look at the topic sentences and group these with related ideas together. 6. Arrange the contents according to levels. 7. Evaluate the supporting details. 8. Go back to the text to check whether you have followed the sequence closely and you have not missed any important information. ## You may follow the simple steps below in finalizing your outline. - Place your thesis statement at the beginning. - List the major points that support your thesis. - List supporting ideas or arguments for each major point. - If applicable, continue to sub divide each supporting idea until your outline is fully developed. ## Study the sample outlines, Outline A and Outline B, below. ### Outline A: **Thesis Statement:** Research shows that single-sex classes are better for girls and, therefore, should be encouraged. - *1. Background* - A. Segregated education - B. Coeducation - C. Title IX - *II. Gender Bias* - A. Attention - 1. Opportunity - 2. Discipline - B. Favoritism - 1. Encouragement - 2. Expectation - *III. Academic advantages* - A. Grade improvement - 1. Materials - 2. Methods - B. Techniques - 1. Math - 2. Science - *IV. Personal advantages* - A. Distraction - B. Comfort - 1. Environment - 2. Students - C. Development - 1. Self confidence - 2. Role models ### Outline B: - B. Favoritism is also an issue in coed classes. - 1. Teachers “get a thrill from involving a boy who’s going to be disruptive.” - 2. Teachers have higher expectations for boys than for girls. - III. Girls benefit from being free from the gender bias of coed classes. - A. They perform better academically. - 1. Textbooks “show an inherent and often inadvertent bias against females in textbooks.” - 2. This bias also shows itself in teaching techniques. - B. Techniques that are disadvantageous to girls are more apparent in certain subject areas. - 1. Girls show more interest in math when taught in single-sex classes. - 2. Girls also show more interest in Science subject. ## The first outline (Outline A) consists of words and phrases; so, it is called as topic outline. The second outline (Outline B) is composed of complete sentences, therefore it is a sentence outline.