gives a visual structure to your work and are used to show relationships and heirerchies within your content
OUTLINE
- an organizational skill that will develop your ability to think in a clear and logical manner
- can help you synthesize the most important information in a paragraph or essay
- the information in the outline is a quick check on whether the paragraph or easy is unified, well supported and well organized
OUTLINING
COMPONENTS of an EFFECTIVE OUTLINE
- headings/subheadings should have a similar form
PARALLELISM
COMPONENTS of an EFFECTIVE OUTLINE
- each heading should be divided into two or more parts
DIVISION
COMPONENTS of an EFFECTIVE OUTLINE
- headings should be more general, info in the subheadings should be more specific
SUBORDINATION
DIFFERENT FORMS of OUTLINE
- its form is up to the writer
- it can be bullet or numbered list or mind map
INFORMAL OUTLINE
DIFFERENT FORMS of OUTLINE
- uses Roman numerals, capital letters and even numbers arranged in a tiered, hierarchal pattern
FORMAL OUTLINE
DIFFERENT FORMS of OUTLINE
- the details are written in words or phrases
TOPIC OUTLINE
DIFFERENT FORMS of OUTLINE
- all the details are written in complete sentences
SENTENCE OUTLINE
DIFFERENT FORMS of OUTLINE
- used primarily for revising the research paper after it has been written
REVERSE OUTLINE
OTHER THOUGHT- DEVELOPING TOOLS
- method of developing an idea implies comparison
- similarities of two different things
- used to clarify an unfamiliar idea by comparing it to a familiar one
ANALOGY
OTHER THOUGHT- DEVELOPING TOOLS
- breaks down into parts; formal analysis and informal analysis
ANALYSIS
OTHER THOUGHT- DEVELOPING TOOLS
- determine how serious phenomena relate in terms of origin and results
CAUSE and EFFECT
OTHER THOUGHT- DEVELOPING TOOLS
- development of idea from specific to general
INDUCTION
OTHER THOUGHT- DEVELOPING TOOLS
- development of idea from general to specific
DEDUCTION
OTHER THOUGHT- DEVELOPING TOOLS
- deals with time and chain of events
- chronological sequence is prefered
TIME SEQUENCE
OTHER THOUGHT- DEVELOPING TOOLS
- deals with space or the arrangement of objects
SPATIAL SEQUENCE
COMPONENTS of an EFFECTIVE OUTLINE
- information contained in the headings should be of the same level of significance
COORDINATION
OTHER THOUGHT- DEVELOPING TOOLS
- stating precise meaning of a word, phrase or term
FORMAL DEFINITION
OTHER THOUGHT- DEVELOPING TOOLS
- approximate understanding of a word, depends on the context
INFORMAL DEFINITION
- include all parts of analysis
FORMAL ANALYSIS
- include only the significant or major parts of analysis
INFORMAL ANALYSIS
