Lesson 8-9 - Outline Flashcards
It is a design to follow when writing a structure, a discourse, or an article.
outline
In writing, it helps the writer identify what to include and not to include.
outline
It is the process of organizing one’s ideas in a logical way.
outline
Nouns should be made parallel with nouns, verbs with verbs
parallelism
enable the reader to
recognize similarity and function
parallelism
this is an example of what general principle?
Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth
parallelism
Items of equal significance in the same category or label should observe the same level of numbering.
coordination
what is commonly used in outlining the headings?
Roman Numerals
what is commonly used in outlining the subheadings?
Arabic letters
Though it is the most important and least important details, the writer should distinguish
major and minor components of the outline.
Subordination
The basic rule is to have two or more parts and this division should be based on
rank/level/category.
Division
What are the general guidelines in writing an outline?
- Place the title at the center above the outline.
- Every level of the outline must have at least two items (I and II, A and B, 1 and 2).
- Put a period after each numeral and letter.
- Indent each new level of the outline.
- All items of one kind (roman numerals, capital letters, Arabic numerals) should line up with each other.
- Capitalize the first letter of each item.
- The terms Introduction, Body, and Conclusion do not have to be included in the outline. They are not topics;
they are merely organizational units in the writer’s mind.
4 general principles in outlining
- Parallelism
- Coordination
- Subordination
- Division
What are the 3 types of outline
- ALPHANUMERIC OUTLINE
- DECIMAL OUTLINE
- SENTENCE OUTLINE
Alphanumeric outline is consist of?
Roman numerals, Capital letters, Arabic letters, small letters