Alphanumeric outlines An alphanumeric outline uses Roman numerals, capitalized letters, Arabic numerals, and lowercase letters, in that order. Each numeral or letter is followed by a period, and each item is capitalized: Sample alphanumeric outline : Thesis statement: E-mail and internet monitoring; is it really an invasion of the employees' rights in the workplace? : :: I. Why do over 80% of today's companies monitor their employees? ::: A. To prevent fraudulent activities, theft, and other workplace related violations. ::: B. To more efficiently monitor employee productivity. ::: C. To prevent any legal liabilities due to harassing or offensive communications. :: II. What are the employees privacy right's when it comes to EM/S (Electronic Monitoring and Surveillance) in the workplace? ::: A. American employees have basically no legal protection from mean and snooping bosses. :::: 1. There are no federal or State laws protecting employees :::: 2. Employees may assert privacy protection for their own personal effects. Note that each category above has at least two subcategories. Some call the Roman numerals above a-heads, the capitalized letters, b-heads, and so on. Some writers also prefer to insert a blank line between the a-heads and b-heads (N.B. these people keep the b-heads and c-heads together, though). Family Tree outline Family Tree outlines are used to show people, their spouses and their children in chronological order. 1. Gregory CURIOUS : :: A. Patricia JONES (1st marriage) ::: :::: 1. Chloe CURIOUS :::: 2. Lola CURIOUS :: B. Katie HOGLEG (2nd marriage) ::: :::: 3. Jenny CURIOUS :: A. Paul SMITH (1st marriage) ::: :::: 1. John SMITH :::: 2. Jill SMITH :::: 3. Vincent CURIOUS Here you can see that Gregory had two wives (Patricia and Katie) and 4 children (Chloe, Lola, Jenny and Vincent) and you can see who he had each child with. You can also see his son-in-law (Paul Smith) and his 2 grandchildren who are Jenny's and Paul's. This is very useful in graphing descendents rather than ancestors. Decimal outlines The decimal outline format has the advantage of showing how every item at every level relates to the whole: Sample decimal outline : Thesis statement: --- :: 1.0 Introduction ::: 1.1 Brief history of Liz Claiborne ::: 1.2 Corporate environment :: 2.0 Career opportunities ::: 2.1 Operations management :::: 2.1.1 Traffic :::: 2.1.2 International trade and corporate customs :::: 2.1.3 Distribution
Remember: Making a two point outline is easy.Just take note of the content of each paragraph and you'll be able to write the main topic.the sub-topics contain or consist of the supporting ideas under the main heading or main topic. A two-point outline is an outline with several main headings and several rub headings.
The two formats you may choose are matrix and outline.
The topic sentence and sentences that expand upon it.
Matrix or Outline
Matrix or Outline
Matrix or Outline
Matrix or Outline
there are two types of informal outlining ... these are the modified and free form of outlining .
the two types of bills are private and public bills the three types of resolutions are simple, joint, and concurrent
The two basic types of written reports are informational reports, which provide facts and objective information on a topic, and analytical reports, which analyze and interpret information to make recommendations or conclusions.
The purpose of a sentence is to express a complete thought. To be a complete thought, a sentence must contain a subject and a verb. (A verb is an action word, aka predicate.)
Write your topic at the top of the page, and then simply list all the words that come to mind.