APPLYING OUTLINING SKILLS

Activist Projects

WHICH OF THE 6 BASIC PATTERNS FOR PRESENTING

INFORMATION WORK FOR THIS PROJECT?

WHICH OF THE 6 BASIC PATTERNS FOR PRESENTING

INFORMATION WORK FOR THIS PROJECT?

Chronological

WHICH OF THE 6 BASIC PATTERNS FOR PRESENTING

INFORMATION WORK FOR THIS PROJECT?

ChronologicalProcess or sequence

WHICH OF THE 6 BASIC PATTERNS FOR PRESENTING

INFORMATION WORK FOR THIS PROJECT?

ChronologicalProcess or sequenceCause and effect

WHICH OF THE 6 BASIC PATTERNS FOR PRESENTING

INFORMATION WORK FOR THIS PROJECT?

ChronologicalProcess or sequenceCause and effectProblem and solution

WHICH OF THE 6 BASIC PATTERNS FOR PRESENTING

INFORMATION WORK FOR THIS PROJECT?

ChronologicalProcess or sequenceCause and effectProblem and solutionInductive/deductive

WHICH OF THE 6 BASIC PATTERNS FOR PRESENTING

INFORMATION WORK FOR THIS PROJECT?

ChronologicalProcess or sequenceCause and effectProblem and solutionInductive/deductiveCompare/contrast

WHICH OF THE 5 GOALS OF OUTLINING APPLY?

5 GOALS OF OUTLININGALL OF THEM!

Visually separate main ideas from other main ideasVisually separate a main idea from its detailsClearly show the relationship of main idea to other main ideasClearly show the relationship of the main idea to its detailsClearly show the relationship of details to other details for the same main idea

WHICH THREE RULES FOR ORGANIZING DETAILS APPLY?

RULES FOR ORGANIZING(REPLACE AND ADD)

Roman numerals, letters, and widths of indentation are used to show the relationship among pieces of information

All ideas of equal importance have the same width of indentation, same size Roman numeral, letter, or number

Phrases, abbreviations, and symbols are used when possible. Keep notes as short as possible while preserving understanding

Write for the audience to understand your plan as well as yourself. The audience include both your English and history teachers.

Write the number of the source from which you got the information in parentheses at the end of that detail.

OTHER REMINDERS

Large Roman Numerals (I., II., III.) = Main IdeasCapital Letters(A, B, C) = Details directly related to Roman numerals.Numbers (1, 2, 3) = Details that explain ideas in capital lettersSmall letters (a, b, c) = details that explain ideas in numbers

USING NOTE CARDS FOR YOUR OUTLINE

Look through your note cards.

Put all note cards with similar subject headings

together. (Note: Make sure your note cards are

numbered by source before you do this.)

Put the categories in a tentative order (the order

you think they will need to be used for your outline

and your paper.)

EXAMPLE LAYOUT

YOU must include the details

that would replace the

following headings.

(INTRODUCTION)

I. Introduction

A. Attention Grabber (Quote? Description? Anecdote?)

B. Lead in to thesis

C. Thesis

NOTES: 1) Do not write attention grabber, lead in, thesis:

put what you will use to grab attention, lead up to the thesis,

and what your thesis actually is. 2) “X is an activist” is the

most basic thesis. Yours can and should be more interesting.

BODY

II. Basic Biography/Overview

A. Includes basic life facts

B. Should not be longer than one or two paragraphs or 1/2 to 2/3 of a page.

C. Remember, after each detail, write the number of the source in

III. Events that led to activism

A. Flesh out the outline

B. Use as many supporting details as you need to help build your case.

C. Should be about as long as the basic overview

D. Continue identifying source of information in parantheses. (Got it, I’ll

stop repeating it.)

BODY (CONTINUED)

IV. Activism

A. This is the longest section of your paper.

B. Your activist did more than one thing, so

include more than one Roman numeral section.

C. Use numbers and lower case letters for

additional details beneath each of the letter sections

as well.

CONCLUSION

V. Legacy

A. Use the evidence you have already explained in your paper

B. This section is shorter than your body but MUCH more

important than your summary of the person’s biography.

C. If this section is weak your entire paper is weak.

D. Restate your case about why this person is an important

activist OR what lasting legacy this person has had.