Topic Outlines
The information beside a lowercase/capital letter is called a . .
subdetail
Use __________ numerals for main points.
Roman
Means to use the same kind of word or phrase within each division of the outline.
Parallel form
Before you start to make an outline, you __________ the article.
read
The information beside a Roman numeral is a . . . .
main point/topic
Use __________ numerals for details.
Arabic
What does an outline help orgainize?
Ideas and information
When scanning the article, what are you doing? (There are multiple answers, but you can just say one answer)
-Looking for main points
-Counting number of main points
-Decide how to make them parallel
The information beside capital letter (A,B,C, etc.) is called . . .
subtopics
Put __________ after Roman numerals, capital letters, and Arabic numerals.
periods
Subtopics under another Roman numeral can have a _______ parallel form.
different
Go back to the articles and study the information under the __________ point. Count the number of subtopics that support the first main point. Decide how to make them parallel. Go to your outline and write a capital letter for each subtopic under.
first main
The information based on an Arabic numeral is called a . . .
detail
Use __________ in a topic outline.
phrases/words
I. Main topic
A. ________
1. Detail
2. Detail
Subtopic
Go back to the article and study the extra information under the first subtopic. Count the number of details that support the first subtopic. Decide how to make them in parallel form. Go to your outline and write a __________ numeral for each.
Arabic
There must always be _ or more sub details/topics.
2
Put each division of an outline in __________ form.
parallel
Which of these is in parallel form?
A. Feed
B. Feed cat
C. Food dispensing
B.
After finishing the first main topic, what do you do to finish the rest of your outline?
Repeat the steps shown to finish the rest of your outline.