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Outlining
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Outlines
are used to help us organize our
notes or personal ideas. Outlines help us organize:
1) our ideas (using
key words only) into related groups or themes
(paragraphs) (questions we noted)
2) summarize important ideas for the introduction (to let the reader
know the purpose)
3)
summarizes important ideas for the
conclusion (sums up your
information, ideas, or story problems)
Looking at outlining for specific
types of writing:
Personal, Impromptu Writing
Writing to Communicate Ideas
and Information
Writing Stories
Writing Poems
Outlining for Personal,
Impromptu Writing
Introduction (do this after you outline
the body (middle paragraphs)
1. tell your reader what they will be
reading about (my summer holidays)
2. key words that explain your topics
and order (reading, travelling, swimming)
3. tell your reader briefly what we
will learn (I had a great summer
I
Topic
One: use a key word to
describe this paragraph's topic (e.g. reading)
1. these sentences probably tell us
what, where or why you read
2.
books
3. favourite reading spot
4. feelings
about reading
II
Topic Two: key word about this paragraph's
topic (travelling)
1. where
2.
what you saw
3. what you did
4.
your
feelings about your travelling
III
Topic
Three: key
word about this paragraph's topic
(swimming)
1. where you swam
2.
your favourite swimming spot
3. why
4.
your
feelings about your swimming
Conclusion
(do after you do the body
(middle paragraphs)
1. remind your reader what they read
about (your summer holidays)
2. summarize these ideas
3.
try to leave your reader with
something to think about
Outlining for Writing
to Communicate
Ideas and Information (Reports etc.):
Introduction (do this after you
outline
the body or middle paragraphs)
1. tell your reader what they will be
reading about (three Canadian landscapes)
2. jot down key words that explain
your topics and order (tundra, farmland, wetlands)
3. tell your reader briefly what we
will learn (diversity of Canadian landscapes)
I
Topic
One: use a key word to describe this paragraph's topic (e.g. tundra)
1. these sentences probably tell us
what the tundra means
2.
looks like
3. where it is in Canada
4. perhaps
your impression of
this landscape
II
Topic Two: key word
about this paragraph's topic (farmland)
1. what farmland means
2.
looks like
3. where it is in Canada
4.
perhaps your impressions of
this
landscape
III
Topic
Three: key
word about this paragraph's topic
(farmland)
1. what wetlands means
2.
looks like
3. where it is in Canada
4.
perhaps your impressions of
this
landscape
Conclusion
(do after you do the body (middle paragraphs)
1. remind your reader what they read
about (three Canadian landscapes)
2. summarize or compare the ideas
3.
try to leave your reader with
something to think about
Outlining for Writing
to Communicate
Ideas and Information (Instructions
etc.):
Introduction (do this after you
outline
the body (middle paragraphs)
1. tell your reader what they will be
building or doing
2.
3.
I
1.
2.
3.
4.
II
1.
2.
3.
4.
III
1.
2.
3.
4.
Conclusion
1.
2.
3.
Outlining for Writing Stories
Introduction
1.
2.
3.
I
_________________________________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
II
_________________________________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
III
_________________________________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
Conclusion
1.
2.
3.
Outlining for Writing
Poems
Introduction
1.
2.
3.
I
_________________________________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
II
_________________________________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
III
_________________________________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
Conclusion
1.
2.
3.
Outlining Form for
Communicating
Information
Name
________________
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Topic: _________________
Introduction (do after
you outline the body; introduce large
topic, summarize three main topics)
1.
________________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________________
I
Topic
One: ____________________________________________________
1.
________________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________________
II
Topic Two:
____________________________________________________
1.
_________________________________________________________________
2.
_________________________________________________________________
3.
_________________________________________________________________
III
Topic
Three: _________________________________________________
1.
_________________________________________________________________
2.
_________________________________________________________________
3.
_________________________________________________________________
Conclusion (done last: remind
reader of your topic, summarize information, end with something to
think about)
1.
___________________________________________________________________
2.
___________________________________________________________________
3.
___________________________________________________________________