Creating an Outline Once a topic has been chosen‚ ideas have been generated through brainstorming and free writing‚ and a working thesis has been created‚ the last step a writer can perform in the prewriting stage is creating an outline. An outline allows a writer to categorize the main points‚ to organize the paragraphs into an order that makes sense‚ and to make sure that each paragraph/idea can be fully developed. Essentially‚ an outline helps prevent a writer from getting stuck when performing
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OUTLINE A plan for--or a summary of--a writing project or speech. An outline is usually in the form of a list divided into headings and subheadings that distinguish main points from supporting points. Most word processors contain an outlining feature that allows writers to format outlines automatically. As shown below‚ an outline may be either informal or formal. See also: Types of Outlines and Samples Alphanumeric Outlines This is the most common type of outline and usually instantly
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Between Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse: An Australian Study.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence 23 (2008):1277-1295. Flynn‚ Clifton P. "Just A Dog: Understanding Animal Cruelty and Ourselves." Anthrozoos 20.2 (June 2007): 201-203.Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. GSU Library‚ Atlanta‚ GA. 11 Nov. 2008 . Gullone‚ Eleonora‚ Robertson‚ Nerida. “The relationship between bullying and animal abuse behaviors in adolescents: The importance of witnessing animal abuse.” Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
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Fear and violence in Canada’s nursing homes. Retrieved May 1‚ 2009. The author of this article‚ David McKie a CBC crew member describes the situation of nursing homes in Canada. He talks about abuse from the staff and from the seniors. This article specifically refers to two examples in Canada of this abuse and it also states that about seventy percent of nursing homes are a dumping place for elderly who are “mentally unstable”. McKie states that it is difficult to know exactly what is going on in
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Speech outlines are important because it allows us to put our ideas together and ensures that our ideas and points flow smoothly in our speech. It firms up our thesis statement‚ establish and organize your main points. Speech outlines act as a guide to put our information in correct sequence so that our audience can understand what we want to convey. In a speech‚ there are three main parts – introduction‚ body and conclusion. The outline can help us to connect the parts together to make it clear
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Formal Outlines Formal outlines use Roman numerals (I‚ II)‚ capital letters (A‚ B)‚ Arabic numbers (1‚ 2)‚ and lower case letters (a‚ b) to designate levels of importance. Formal outlines fall into two categories: sentence outlines use complete sentences‚ and topic outlines use only key words and phrases. In a topic or sentence outline‚ less important entries are indented‚ as in the sample formal outline below. I. A. 1. a. (1)
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(Note: If a student were to give a speech on how to do a speech outline‚ this is what he/she might turn in for an outline of that speech. This is only an example to guide the creation of your own outline.) Speech Outlining Example General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: After listening to my speech‚ my audience will know the basic format and guidelines for preparing an outline. Introduction I. Open with impact: Imagine you are going to build a house
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Administration Submitted By Mahfuza Akter Mili [+8801556341735] ID : 10206038 ( Student of MBA ) THE UNIVERSITY OF ASIA PACIFIC My Elder Sister who is My Personal Leader When I started this class on Leadership I used my own Elder Sister as an example of a leader because when I think of some of the positive characteristics of organizational leaders my elder sister keeps coming to my mind. She is brave and courageous facing challenges most would have given up on. She is giving and caring‚
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Topic: How to use an AED Specific Purpose: To inform my audience how to use an AED Central Idea: An AED machine is 3 ideas Introduction: I. Questions: a. Who has ever seen these signs hanging up on the walls on campus? b. How many people know what these signs mean? c. How many people know how to use an AED machine II. Mother: a. If it haven’t been for an AED machine and someone that knew how to use it my mother would have not survived the cardiac arrest III. Preview topic
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2012. 3.Drug guide for parents: Learn the facts to keep your teen safe. Partnership at Drugfree.org. http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide. Accessed Oct. 26‚ 2012. 4.Drug abuse prevention starts with parents. American Academy of Pediatrics. http://patiented.aap.org/content.aspx?aid=6299. Accessed Oct. 26‚ 2012. 5.Substance abuse treatment for children and adolescents: Questions to ask. American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/substance_ab
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