Of Mice and Men: Outlining

What is an outline?

An outline is a way of organizing your notes and research to incorporate into a research paper or presentation. Outline only your body paragraphs.

Two Types of Outlines

• Topic Outline - Using short words and phrases to describe each section
• Sentence Outline - Using complete sentences to detail information for each section.

What are the required parts an outline?

• Thesis
• Title
• Correct Format (see below)

      I. Roman Numerals for Main Headings
         A. Capital Letters for sub-heads
         B. Capital Letters for sub-heads
              1. Numbers for further divisions
              2. Numbers for further divisions

• Each section must have at least two parts!