Topic Development

Support

Organisation

Outline Evaluation Form

1.18.

Evaluating an outline

1.17.

Writing an outline

1.16.

& Study the following information on outline writing and answer the following questions.

1. What role does mind maps play in writing an outline?

2. In what way is an outline structured?

3. Why are different numbers and letters used in an outline?

4. What is ‘fleshing out’?

5. How many main ideas, supporting points and details should there be in an outline?

An outline is a hierarchical way to display related items of text to graphically depict their relationships.

After you have gathered information, put your ideas in writing. You may make up a mind map. Or you may brainstorm and make a list of all that have come to your mind.

Writing an outline can be a useful way of organizing ideas. Any outline is arranged according to some rules of composition. You should always structure your outline.

To show how your ideas work together, number them after putting them logically. To avoid confusion, use several different types of numbers and letters.

Generally the structure of an outline is made simple before going into more detail.

I. Introduction. II. First main idea. III. Second main idea. IV. Third main idea. V. Conclusion.

Then you should flesh out your outline, i.e. more details should be added. Fill in more information that is supporting ideas.

Finally, give details for your supporting ideas or points. The structure after fleshing out will look like the one below.

I. Introduction. II. First main idea. A. First supporting point. 1. First detail. 2. Second detail. B. Second supporting point. 1. First detail. 2. Second detail. III. Second main idea. A. First supporting point. 1. First detail. 2. Second detail. B. Second supporting point. 1. First detail. 2. Second detail. IV. Third main idea. A. First supporting point. 1. First detail. 2. Second detail. B. Second supporting point. 1. First detail. 2. Second detail. V. Conclusion.

There may be more or fewer supporting points and details in each part. But anyway the outline should be well balanced and logically structured.

When your outline is ready, before writing an essay one must check it for organisation, support, and topic development.

Consider the evaluation form below. How good is your outline?

o paragraphs in right order

o supporting points and details in the right order

o each main idea related to the thesis statement

o each supporting point related to the main idea of the paragraph

o each detail related to the paragraph’s supporting points

o enough main ideas to develop the thesis statement

o enough supporting points for each main point

o enough details for each supporting point

Note: Enough means not too many!

Source: Zemach D.E., Rumisek L.A. Academic Writing: from paragraph to essay. – Macmillan, 2005, p.68.

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1.19. Write an outline for your essay about economic systems.

1.20. Write an outline for your essay about the market economy.

1.21. Write an outline for your essay about the command economy.

1.22. Write an outline for your essay about banking system.

1.23. Select any topic from Modules 1 – 2 and write an outline for your essay.

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