Lesson 3: Creating Reading and

Writing Outlines
If try to articulate every little detail in a
drawing, it would be like missing the
forest for the trees, so its just about
getting the outline of the forest.
 Objective
To use a topic and sentence outline in selecting and
organizing information
Essential Questions:
What is the difference between a reading outline and a
writing outline?
How does outlining a reading material improve my
understanding of it?
How does outlining my essay improve the organization
of my thoughts?
How does outlining make my writing work more
efficient?
What comes into your
mind when you think of
the word outline?
 Defining an outline
is a summary that gives the essential features of
the text
Shows how the part of a text are related to one
another as parts that are of equal importance, or
sections that are subordinate to a main idea
2 KINDS OF OUTLINES

WRITING OUTLINE
READING OUTLINE
is a skeletal version of your
used to get the main ideas
essay. It is used as a guide to
of a text that is already written
organize your ideas and is
Outline that shows how the
usually done before you write
writer connects and sequences
the first draft of your essay
the information in the reading
Creating a Reading Outline