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Combination Outlines Rubi Vasquez Lizette Gonzalez Richard Nieto What Is an Outline? In lamens terms, an outline is a summarizing list: it reduces a body of material to its essential parts An outline reflects logical thinking and clear classification. More about Outlines… Outlines are: A logical, general description A schematic summary An organizational pattern A visual and conceptual design of your writing. And still more… Outlining is not just busywork; it is a way of thinking. An outline is not a separate step in writing a research paper; it should influence every decision from the choice of topic to revision of the final draft. How are outlines helpful? Outlines help: Judge the relevance of facts and opinions Organize ideas in a paragraph Determine most effective order Show relationships among ideas in your writing Construct an ordered overview of your writing Define boundaries and groups Outlining Process Brainstorm: List all ideas that you want to include in your paper. Organize: Group related ideas together. Order: Arrange material in subsections from general to specific or from abstract to concrete. Label: Create main and sub headings. Types of Outlines There are two main forms of outlines: Running outlines Formal outlines Our focus will be on the a type of formal outline called a Combination Outline. What is a Combination Outline? A combination outline is a mixture of a topic outline and a sentence outline. Steps to write a Combination Outline Write the title of your paper (centered) at the beginning of your outline. Following the title should be your thesis statement The words “Thesis Statement” should be written before the actual statement with colon marks following it. Correct Format Continued… Use complete sentences for main topics. (Make sure you use a period) Subtopics should be a phrase, a word, or a dependent clause. (No period) Use Roman numerals for main topics followed by a period Use capital letters for subtopics, followed by period. Symbol