EAP11_12_Unit 2_Lesson 2_Outlining Academic Texts (1).pptx

In the introductory paragraph of your paper, you should state your stand on an issue or question in one sentence.

Characteristics of a thesis statement:
It shows your stand on an issue.
It answers a question.
It makes a claim that can be disputed.
It is a single sentence at the start of your paper that presents your argument to the readers.

1. Unit 2: Thesis Statements and Outlining Lesson 2 Outlining Academic Texts

2. Reflect: How can an outline act as a blueprint for a written output? 2

3. Outlining Academic Texts A well-written outline has: a thesis statement the main idea for each paragraph the evidence and supporting details for each each paragraph 3

4. TYPES OF OUTLINE Topic Outline Sentence Outline 4

5. Topic Outline only phrases and main ideas are used wording is parallel to one another headings and subheadings should be divided into two or more parts 5

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7. Sentence Outline sentences utilized less need for parallelism 7

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9. OUTLINE FORMATS: Alpha – Numeric Format Decimal Format 9

10. Alpha-Numeric Format A. Main Idea 1 a.1. Supporting detail 1 a.2. Supporting detail 2 a.3. Supporting detail 3 B. Main Idea 2 b.1 . Supporting detail 1 b.2 . Supporting detail 2 b.3 . Supporting detail 3 C. Main Idea 3 c.1. Supporting detail 1 c.2 . Supporting detail 2 c.3 . Supporting detail 3 10

11. Decimal Format 1 . Main Idea 1 1.1. Supporting detail 1 1 .2. Supporting detail 2 1 .3. Supporting detail 3 2 . Main Idea 2 2 .1 . Supporting detail 1 2 .2 . Supporting detail 2 2.3 . Supporting detail 3 3 . Main Idea 3 3 .1. Supporting detail 1 3 .2 . Supporting detail 2 3.3 . Supporting detail 3 11

12. There are two ways to outline ideas for written works: topic outline and sentence outline . The topic outline utilizes key words and concepts only. 12

13. The sentence outline utilizes complete sentences to organize the ideas. An outline can be used to present the IMRaD of a research paper. 13

14. 14 “Creating an Outline.” Online Writing Lab. Aims Community College. Accessed March 18, 2020. https://www.aims.edu/student/online-writing-lab/process/outline . “Example of Sentence Outline.” Oakton Community College. Accessed March 18, 2020. https://www.oakton.edu/studentservices/learning_center/tutoring/research_paper_tips/sentence_outline.php . “Example of Topic Outline.” Oakton Community College. Accessed March 18, 2020. https://www.oakton.edu/studentservices/learning_center/tutoring/research_paper_tips/topic_outline.php . Hertzberg, Karen. “How to Write an Outline: 4 Ways to Organize Your Thoughts.” Grammarly, May 22, 2019. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/how-to-write-outline/. “Types of Outlines.” Purdue Writing Lab. Accessed March 18, 2020. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/developing_an_outline/types_of_outlines.html.