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•Lesson2•OutlineWriting•BasicWritinginEnglish(3)•2009.9-12•ZhaiHuitingAnoutline–istheskeletonofanessay,–isalogicallogicalandgeneraldescriptiongeneraldescriptionofanessay.Whatisanoutline?AnoutlinecanuseRomannumerals/lettersordecimalform.byZ.H.T.•RomanNumeral•I.•A.•B.•1.•2.•a.•b.•Decimal•1.0•1.1•1.2•1.2.1•1.2.2•1.2.2.1•1.2.2.2•Topicoutline—nounsandtheirmodifiers•Brief,clear,aninstantoverview•Sentenceoutline—completesentences•MoredetailedplanofthepaperTypesofoutline:LabelinganOutlineThesisstatement:__________________________________I.IntroductionII.Topicsentence1:__________________________________A.Supportingdetail1B.Supportingdetail2C.Supportingdetail3III.TopicSentence2:_________________________________A.Supportingdetail1B.Supportingdetail2C.Supportingdetail3IV.TopicSentence3:________________________________A.Supportingdetail1B.Supportingdetail2C.Supportingdetail3V.ConclusionPractice1:OutliningagivenessayTheGloomRoomOctoberoftenlooksandfeelsdrearybecauseschoolisbytheninfullswing.Today,arainyThursday,isnodifferent.WhatmakesitworseisthatIamforcedtositinmywritingclassandwriteacomposition.Itisnowonderthatashadowofgloomhangsoverthethingsandthepeoplethatsurroundmeinthisroom.AsIlookaround,Iseethatthesurroundingsareoldanddepressing.Thereisabrokenbrownchairbesidetheteacher’sdesk;noonewillsitinitforfearofleaningbackandtopplingoverontothefloor.Thereisalsoamahoganybookcasewithamissingshelf,andallthebooksarepiledonthebottominastackofblueandyellowedcovers,insteadofstandinginastraightrow.Thisuglydeskofmineisfilledwithholesandscratchesbecauseotherimpatientstudents,nodoubt,losttheirtempersandtookouttheirangeronthewoodensurface.AsIrubmyhandacrossit,Ifeelcoldness.Asidefromtheunattractivesurrounding,thepeoplearoundmeshowthismoodoftensionanddispleasure.Mary,aslimblondeatmyright,chewstheinsideofherlowerlip.Icanseebythewayherforeheadiswrinkledthatsheishavingquiteabitoftrouble.Becauseonlyoneortwowordsinblueinkstanduponhercleanwhitepage,shelooksaroundtheroomfearfullyforsomenewideas.DavidHarris,sittingatmyleft,nibbleseachfingerofeachhand.Thetensiongetstohimtoo;dropsofperspirationrunslowlydownhischeeks.Allthesesignsofgloomdonothelpmymoodatall.Thesepainfulmomentsmakemewonderifwhatmyfriendstoldmeaboutcollegewasalltrue.Wherearethefreedomandrelaxedatmospheremyfriendsbraggedabout?I’msupposedtobeenjoyingmyselfinsteadofsuffering!Everybodyseemstohaveforgottenthatcollegeishardworktoo.Myfirstdaysinwritingclassprovethatdelightandpleasureoftendisappearwhenassignmentsaredue!PleaseprovideatopicoutlineTheGloomRoomThesisstatement:____________________________________________________________________.I.Introduction:___________________II.________________A.______________B.______________C.______________III.__________________A.________________B.________________IV.Conclusion:_______________AshadowofgloomhangsoverthethingsandthepeoplethatsurroundmeinthisroomMyfirstwritingclassThesurroundingsAbrokenchairAbookcasewithamissingshelfTheuglydeskThePeoplearoundMary:fearfulDavidHarris:nervousCollegelife—hardThesisstatement:____________________________________________________________________.I.Introduction:_____________________________________II.________________________________A._____________________________________________B._________________________________________C.____________________________________________III._____________________________________________A.___________________________________B.___________________________________IV.Conclusion:_____________________________________________________AshadowofgloomhangsoverthethingsandthepeoplethatsurroundmeinthisroomMyfirstwritingclasswearsashadowofgloom.Thesurroundingsareoldanddepressing.Nobodychoosesthebrokenchairforfearoftopplingontotheground.Booksareputrandomlyonthebookcasewithamissingshelf.Mydeskisfilledwithholesandscratchesmadebyformerstudents.ThePeoplearoundmeshowthemoodoftensionanddispleasure.Marylooksaroundtheroomfearfullyfornewideas.Davidnibbleseachfinger,nervouslysweating.Collegelifeishardworktoowhenitcomestowritingassignment.NowasentenceoutlineNowasentenceoutlineProblemswithdivisioninanoutline•Eg.Topic—news•Youarewritinga200-wordessaytointroducedifferentkindsofnews.Howdoyouclassifytypesofnews?•News••entertainmententertainmentNewsaboutmotionpicturesProblem1.indistinctProblem1.indistinctChoiceBbyZ.H.T.•News••OthersubjectsOthersubjectsEntertainmentEntertainmentProblem2.imbalancedProblem2.imbalancedChoiceC••Etc.Etc.••IndustryIndustry••ScienceScience••BusinessBusiness••TourismTourism••MedicineMedicine••entertainmententertainment••NewsNewsProblem3:limitlessProblem3:limitlessAgooddivisionbyZ.H.T.•••internationalinternational••nationalnational••RegionalRegionalNewsNewsRulesforwritingoutlines:•1.avoidsinglesubdivisions.•2.avoidmixingtypes.(topic--sentence)•3.useparallelstructuresforheadingsofthesamerank.