Creatingreading&writing Outlines 2Q L3
Creatingreading&writing Outlines 2Q L3
Creatingreading&writing Outlines 2Q L3
READING AND
WRITING
OUTLINES
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 a equal importance, or sections that are
subordinate to main idea.
TWO KINDS OF OUTLINES
1.The reading Outline
is used to get the main ideas of a text that
is already written. It helps you understand the text’s
structure more critically because you will have to find
the text’s thesis statement and support.You will
better understand how a writer connects and
sequences the information in the reading.
2. Writing Outline
5. Depending on the length of the text, look at the topic sentences and group those
with related ideas together. See if they describe a process or are examples.
6. To logically organize information, the contents of the reading are arranged according
to levels. A level refers to the number of ranks in the hierarchy of information in the
reading.
7. Evaluate the supporting details provided. These will be the third level of your outline.
Label the with Arabic numerals.
8. Go back to the text after you have finished your outline. Check whether you have to
followed its sequence closely and that you have not missed any important information.
SCRATCH OUTLINE
•Is a simple list of ideas that take the
form of words and phrases.
SENTENCE OUTLINE
•Uses sentences to define the subject
matter.
PARTS OF A FORMAL OUTLINE
• The main ideas are written beside Roman Numerals.
• Supporting ideas under each main idea are written beside capital
1. Subsidiary idea to B
2. Subsidiary idea to B
a) Subsidiary idea to 2
b) Subsidiary idea to 2