Sample Outline: Topic By Student Smith COM201 Instructor Name Today’s Date *Please note that the purpose of this template is to assist you with correctly formatting an outline. This sample outline is not on an approved topic, and the thesis statement, main points, and supporting details should not be used in your outline.Please carefully review the Assignment Overview document (located in assignment link) for the approved topics.Also, your outline should not include complete paragraphs, entire speech, or an essay. * Topic: Insert topic here. Introduction Capture your audience’s attention with a quote, anecdote, or personal experience Build up to the main reason for the speech Summarize the main idea and briefly state the main pointsWorking with Microsoft WordCreating a PresentationBuilding on Previous Work First Main Point: Working with Microsoft Word Move an outline numbered item to the appropriate numbering level Help plan speech and organize thoughts Second Main Point: Creating a Presentation Creating a presentation from a Word outlineUses the heading styles Heading styles are applied when you use numbered outlinesEach paragraph formatted with the Heading 1 style becomes a new slide, each Heading 2 becomes the first level of text, and so on. ProceduresOpen the document and use it to create a presentation Open the File menu Main Point 3: Building on previous work Use heading styles to create longer documents To learn more about Outline view, review Microsoft Word Help Conclusion Restate your main pointsWorking with Microsoft WordCreating a PresentationBuilding on Previous Work Summarize the presented ideas Restate introduction or conclude with a compelling remark Follow the instructions below for this prewriting activity. Use complete sentences and adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling. 1. Select one (1) of the approved topics from the www.procon.org Website and state your position on the issue. 2. From the Procon.org Website, identify three (3) premises (reasons) listed under either the Pro or Con section - whichever section opposes your position. 3. For each of the three (3) premises (reasons) that oppose your position on the issue, answer these "believing" questions suggested by Elbow: a. What's interesting or helpful about this view? b. What would I notice if I believed this view? c. In what sense or under what conditions might this idea be true?" The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing: · Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph. · Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences. · Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling. .

1. Sample Outline:
Topic
By Student Smith
COM201
Instructor Name
Today’s Date
*Please note that the purpose of this template is to assist you

2. with correctly formatting an outline. This sample outline is not
on an approved topic, and the thesis statement, main points, and
supporting details should not be used in your outline.Please
carefully review the Assignment Overview document (located in
assignment link) for the approved topics.Also, your outline
should not include complete paragraphs, entire speech, or an
essay. *
Topic: Insert topic here. Introduction
Capture your audience’s attention with a quote, anecdote, or
personal experience
Build up to the main reason for the speech
Summarize the main idea and briefly state the main
pointsWorking with Microsoft WordCreating a
PresentationBuilding on Previous Work First Main Point:
Working with Microsoft Word
Move an outline numbered item to the appropriate numbering
level
Help plan speech and organize thoughts Second Main Point:
Creating a Presentation
Creating a presentation from a Word outlineUses the heading
styles Heading styles are applied when you use numbered
outlinesEach paragraph formatted with the Heading 1 style
becomes a new slide, each Heading 2 becomes the first level of
text, and so on.
ProceduresOpen the document and use it to create a presentation
Open the File menu Main Point 3: Building on previous work

3. Use heading styles to create longer documents
To learn more about Outline view, review Microsoft Word Help
Conclusion
Restate your main pointsWorking with Microsoft WordCreating
a PresentationBuilding on Previous Work
Summarize the presented ideas
Restate introduction or conclude with a compelling remark
Follow the instructions below for this prewriting activity. Use
complete sentences and adhere to standard rules of English
grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.
1. Select one (1) of the approved topics from
the www.procon.org Website and state your position on the
issue.
2. From the Procon.org Website, identify three (3) premises
(reasons) listed under either the Pro or Con section - whichever
section opposes your position.
3. For each of the three (3) premises (reasons) that oppose your
position on the issue, answer these "believing" questions
suggested by Elbow:
a. What's interesting or helpful about this view?
b. What would I notice if I believed this view?
c. In what sense or under what conditions might this idea be
true?"
The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized
writing:
· Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
· Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence
and supporting sentences.
· Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation,
mechanics, and spelling.