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    This document discusses outlining reading texts from various disciplines. It defines outlining and explains that outlining helps determine a text's structure by dividing and subdividing ideas. The document then covers the basic principles, rules, and types of outlining, including scratch outlines and formal outlines. It provides examples of outlines and explains the process of creating an outline, from determining the thesis statement to listing supporting details under topic sentences. Overall, the document aims to teach students how to outline texts to better understand their organization and main ideas.

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    LESSON 5

    OUTLINES READING TEXTS IN VARIOUS


    DISCIPLINES
    Learning competency:
    Outlines reading texts in various disciplines

    Code: (CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ia-c-8)

    Objectives
    In this lesson, the student is expected to:

    a. determine the basic principles, rules and types of outlining; and


    b. outline the given reading text.

    Introduction
    Outlining is one of the strategies that could be used to determine the text
    structure of a given text. It shows the framework of the text through division
    and subdivision of ideas. You can learn more about outlining in this lesson.
    You will learn the basic principles, rules and types of outlining, and how
    to outline the given text. Having the skill in outlining will help you to develop
    organization in writing. You can as well easily grasp the main points and minor
    points if you have such ability.

    A. road maps D. navigation maps G. by photography


    B. making maps E. political maps H. celestial maps
    C. kinds of maps F. by observation

    Content
    OUTLINING

    OUTLINE
     It is a general plan of what you are going to write.
     It is a way of organizing key ideas.
     It helps to set up an essay or a research paper.
     This is a tool to help revise an essay or research paper.
     This can be a study tool to help you summarize key ideas in reading.
     It is a diagram that shows topical organization.
     It is a skeleton that shows the relationship among the topics.
     It contains main point/main idea, sub-point/major detail, and minor
    detail.
    KINDS OF OUTLINE

     SCRATCH OUTLINE
     It is a preliminary list that lets you see where you need to go. It is a
    rough list of your first ideas.
     It changes significantly as you begin to research and write.

    Example:

    Problems with Immigration


    • Who should be allowed to immigrate?
    • What screening procedures should we use?
    • Who should be given student visas?
    • What checks should the government make?
    • Should there be a number limit on immigration?

     FORMAL OUTLINE
     It shows a logical order of what you will be writing about.
     It helps you separate main ideas and supporting ideas.
     It gives you a foundation from which to build an introduction, a
    body, and a conclusion.
     It uses a prescribed format: Roman numerals, upper case letters,
    numbers, and lower-case letters.

    TWO TYPES OF FORMAL OUTLINE

    1. TOPIC OUTLINE
     The heading of each level is in word/phrase form.
    Example:

    I. Two types of sports fan


    A. The spectator
    B. The analyst

    II. Ways sports fan express their involvement in the game

    2. SENTENCE OUTLINE
     The heading of each level is one sentence.
    Example:

    I. There are two types of sports fan.


    A. The first type is the spectator.
    B. The second type is the analyst.
    II. Sports fan express their involvement in the game in several ways.

    BASIC PRINCIPLES AND RULES IN OUTLINING

    1. PRINCIPLE OF DIVISION
     It says that every part of an outline that has subtopics should have at
    least two parts or subsections.
    Example:
    I. Types of Mass Media
    A. Print
    B. Broadcast
    1. Radio
    2. Television

    II. Significance of Mass Media


    A. Information Dissemination
    B. Opinion Formation
    C. Socialization
    D. Entertainment Fare
    E.
    NOTE: The main ideas are Types of Media and Significance of Media. The
    subtopics under the Types of Media are Print and Broadcast while the
    subsections of Broadcast are Radio and Television. Thus, there are two
    subsections in a subtopic, Broadcast.

    2. PRINCIPLE OF CLASSIFICATION

     It instructs that similar ideas should go together. This means that there
    should be no overlapping of topics and subtopics in an outline.

    Example:

    I. Types of Mass Media


    A. Print
    B. Broadcast
    1. Radio
    2. Television

    II. Significance of Mass Media


    A. Information Dissemination
    B. Opinion Formation
    C. Socialization
    D. Entertainment Fare

    NOTE: The topics are Types of Media and Significance of Media. The
    subtopics under the Types of Media are Print and Broadcast. Thus, there is no
    overlapping topics and subtopics.

    3. PRINCIPLE OF COORDINATION

    This suggests that coordinate headings must be expressed in parallel


    construction.
    Example:

    WRONG

    I. Mass media are important in modern life. (sentence form)


    II. Forms of mass media (phrase form)

    CORRECT

    I. Importance of mass media in modern life (phrase form)

    II. Forms of mass media (phrase form)

    NOTE: You should only use one type of formal outline—either topic outline or
    sentence outline, and do not combine both.

    4. PRINCIPLE OF SUBORDINATION

     It recognizes that there are big ideas and small ideas, and small ideas
    should fall under the appropriate big ideas.
    NOTE: See the examples in the other three principles in which main ideas or big
    ideas are divided from the subtopics/subsections or called as the small ideas.

    GUIDELINES IN MAKING AN OUTLINE

     Before beginning to outline, read the selection well. Observe headings,


    titles, and topic sentences.
     Outline the main idea in the article, select subordinate thoughts that
    develop each main idea, and list the parts that develop a subordinate
    thought.
     Cross out ideas that are unnecessary or unimportant for your purpose.
     Use a complete sentence for each item in a sentence outline, but in topic
    outline, write only single words or phrases.
     Be consistent. Do not mix topics and sentence in the same outline. In
    topic outline, use the same grammatical form for each part.
     Use Roman Numerals to label main points.
     Use capital letters to label subdivision of details.
     Use Arabic Numerals to label subdivision of details.
     Use small letters to label subdivision of details.
     Indent, capitalize and punctuate exactly

    I. Main Point
    A. Subpoint of I
    B. Subpoint of I
    1. Detail about B
    2. Detail about B
    3. Detail about B
    II. Main point
    A. Subpoint II
    1. Detail about A
    a. Detail about 1
    b. Detail about 1
    III. Main Point

    THE PROCESS IN MAKING AN OUTLINE

    1. In a formal outline, roman numerals (I, II, III, IV, etc.) can be used to
    represent paragraphs. Capital letters (A, B, C, etc.) can be used to
    represent supporting details for the paragraphs.
    2. Thesis statement. To begin an outline, you need to start with your thesis
    statement. The thesis statement will be your guide throughout the process of
    writing your essay. From the thesis statement, you can begin writing the topic
    sentences for the body paragraphs in the outline.

    3. Topic Sentence. The topic sentence for each body paragraph should
    support the thesis statement. The topic sentences need to agree with the
    main idea or subpoints in the thesis statement; otherwise, the essay could be
    confusing.

    4. Supporting Details. Under the topic sentence for each paragraph, list some
    of the supporting details, examples, or ideas you want to include in each
    paragraph.
    Example Outline

    IMPORTANCE OF OUTLINING

     An outline will help make your essay more organized. A careful plan will
    help your body paragraphs stay focused on the ideas in your thesis
    statement.
     An outline saves time for writers. Preparing an outline can take time,
    but when you are finished, you will be able to write the rough draft of
    your essay more quickly than if you didn’t have an outline.

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