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How to Write an Effective Outline

The document provides guidelines for writing an outline, emphasizing the importance of logical arrangement of ideas into main and supporting categories. Key instructions include formatting rules, such as centering the title, ensuring each level has at least two items, and proper indentation. An example outline on Benjamin Franklin illustrates the application of these guidelines.

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How to Write an Effective Outline

The document provides guidelines for writing an outline, emphasizing the importance of logical arrangement of ideas into main and supporting categories. Key instructions include formatting rules, such as centering the title, ensuring each level has at least two items, and proper indentation. An example outline on Benjamin Franklin illustrates the application of these guidelines.

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Outline

An outline is a design to
follow when writing a structure,
a discourse, or a article. It
arranges a material in a logical
way into main ideas, supporting
ideas, and supporting details.
Guidelines in Writing an
Outline:

[Link] the title at the center above the


outline.
2. Every level of the outline must have
at least two items (I and II, A and B, 1
and 2).
3. Put a period after each numeral and
letter.
4. Indent each new level of the outline.
Guidelines in Writing an Outline:

5. All items of one kind (roman


numerals, capital letters, Arabic
numerals) should line up with each
other.
6. Capitalize the first letter of each
item.
7. The terms Introduction, Body, and
Conclusion do not have to be included
in the outline. They are not topics; they
are merely organizational units in the
writer’s mind
Example :
Benjamin Franklin – Scientist and Inventor
I. Experiments with Electricity
A. Studied nature of Electricity
B. Discovered Lightning Equals Electricity
C. Invented Lightning Rod

II. Other Scientific Work


A. Inventions
[Link] Glasses
2. Franklin Stove
3. Daylight Saving Time
B. Scientific Studies
1. Charted Gulf Stream
2. Worked on Soil Improvement

III. Importance as a Scientist


A. Scientific Honors
B. Writing Translated into Other Languages
C. Experts’ Comments

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