Essay Outlines

What is an outline?

• A list of information you will put in your essay

• The shape of your essay

• The first paragraph that introduces your topic and ideas.

• A drawing in your essay

Which of the following is not true

• An outline begins the essay's thesis statement.

• An outline shows the organisation of the essay

• An outline shows what order the ideas will be discussed (1st, 2nd etc)

• An outline ends with the essay's conclusion

• An outline includes many long sentences

When should you write the outline?

• at the end of writing your essay

• at the beginning of writing your essay

• while you are writing your essay

(Select all that are true.) Writing an outline before you write an essay will...

• show you what to write before you begin writing.

• help make your essay well organised and clearly focussed.

• keep you from forgetting any important points.

• make the essay take longer to write.

• prevent spelling mistakes and grammar errors.

What does fleshing it out mean?

• When you eat too much and put on too much weight.

• When you make your essay as long as possible.

• When you add more information to your outline.

• When you go through your essay and fix mistakes.

What do you need to do before you write your outline? (Answers on p.64)

• Open a word document on your computer.

• Write the body paragraphs

• Decide on a topic and gather your ideas.

• Write the introduction and conclusion paragraphs.

Why do we use different types of numbers and letters in an outline?

• to show the organisation of ideas and avoid confusion.

• to help the reader understand the essay.

• because, lots of different numbers make the outline look more interesting.

• because numbers are easier to remember than words.

Which of the following is an example of a roman numeral?

• III.

• 3

• C

• Ɵ

In and outline what are Roman numerals used for?

• to give details for your supporting points

• to fill in more information for your body paragraphs

• to show your main points

Which of the following ideas would a capital roman letter (A, B, C etc) be used to show in an outline?

• Conclusion

• First supporting point

• First detail

• Introduction