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Outline Your Writing Habit Final Project Presentation Haidy Hui What is an Outline? a way of idea listing made before students write their essays a way of organizing information provide a summary showing the logical flow of a paper a guideline How beneficial an Outline is? Categorize different ideas into different body paragraphs Avoid overlapping, repeating and inappropriate ideas Being able to discover combinable ideas Check whether their points directly reflect the thesis statement Good structure enhanced Avoid making unchangeable mistakes Avoid going off track Ensure appropriate answers are given Types of Outline Mind Maps Point-Form Outline Mind Maps A diagram used to represent and link ideas and words Usually used at the stage of brainstorming Symbols, pictures and single words (key words) are used Different colors are used By organizing their ideas into a mind map, student are allowed to figure out through a diagram what points are unsuitable and overlapping. The paper is equally distributed into different parts? Balanced? Sufficient evidences are provided? Point Form Outline A more formal and detailed outline A proposal and a plan Not only linking different ideas, but organizing them into body paragraphs Thesis statement formulated Topic sentences decided A hook? Ensure good structure A detailed outline = 1/3 of a paper!! (my experience) An Effective Outline Division Parallelism Coordination Subordination Division Every heading should be divided into several subheadings or points make sure sufficient examples are taken in account to support the main idea Parallelism Headings and subheadings should have a parallel structure E.g. I. Wash ingredients II. Set oven’s temperature (Both headings start with a “verb”) Coordination headings should have the same value of significance, so as the subheadings To enhance every point has a balanced worth Subordination headings should be more general subheadings should be more specific E.g. I. Immoral act