After you have filled out your graphic organizer, create a new Google Doc titled Outline. Following the sample below and my instructions in class, put the info from your graphic organizer into outline form. Share the document with me at agarrison@skiatookschools.org, using the "Can Comment" option. If you need more information, see the BOTTOM video here for more detailed instructions on creating outlines in Google Docs: MLA Outline in a Google Doc. An additional sample outline can be found here: http://academictips.org/mla-format/mla-format-sample-paper-with-cover-page-and-outline/. Sample outline: Joe Shmoe Mrs. Garrison EnglishII 30 October 2014 Give Your Paper a Title Thesis: You will put your newly revised thesis statement at the head of your document. Remember to double space everything. I. Major points should receive upper case Roman numerals and should appear as far to the left as your computer will allow you to put them. A. Subpoints receive capital letters. B. Please remember that if you have a I, you must also have a II. 1. If you have an A, you must also have a B. 2. If you have a 1, you must also have a 2, and so forth. a. Of course, having an "a" means that you must also have a "b." b. See what I mean? Outlines observe a principle of parallelism. II. And then you give another main point at the left margin. A. The farther to the left an item appears, the more general it will be. B. The farther to the right a point appears, the more specific it will be. C. Thus areas of white space on your outline provide a key to understanding the relationships between assertions related to the thesis (topic sentences) and information that supports those assertions. III. Furthermore, the outline assignment gives you an opportunity to organize your argument before you cast it in a full draft, which is the next assignment coming down the pike. A. You will be able to see the relationships between ideas more easily. B. You should also be able to notice if parts of the outline are out of place. C. In short, the outline assignment enables you to show me your project at a stage when problems are highly fixable. D. I strongly encourage you to take the fullest possible advantage of this opportunity to further your thinking and to get my feedback. IV. Finally, when you guys use sources, be sure to use parenthetical citations. A. These might look like the following: 1. "To be or not to be" (Hamlet 3.1.57). 2. Russ McDonald states that "the Ghost speaks a sentence that may reflect Shakespeare's training in Latin" (41). B. And, again, if you have an A, make sure that you have a B. (from http://faculty.winthrop.edu/fikem/Courses/ENGL%20305/305%20Outline%20Assignment.htm) |
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