An outline is a summary that shows the essential features and relationships between parts of a text. There are two types of outlines - writing outlines used to plan writing and reading outlines used to understand a text's structure. Reading outlines are highly structured and involve reading the full text then identifying the main idea, key phrases, topic sentences, and grouping related ideas to create an organized hierarchical structure.

6. OUTLINE

7. What is an Outline?

8. Outline
•Summary that gives essential features
of a text.
•Shows how the parts of a text are
related to one another.
•Used as a guide.

9. Two Kinds of Outline
•Writing Outline
•Reading Outline

10. Two Types of Outline
•Topic Outline
•Sentence Outline

11. Reading
Outline

12. Reading Outline
•Reading Outline is highly
structured.
•To better understand the text’s
structure.

13. Steps in Making a Reading
Outline
1. Read the entire text
first.

14. Steps in Making a Reading
Outline
2. Locate the main idea of the whole
text.
•Look at the title of the text.
•Look for heading.
•Look for essential information.

15. Steps in Making a Reading
Outline
3. Look for key phrases
in each paragraph of the
text.

16. Steps in Making a Reading
Outline
4. Locate the topic
sentence of each
paragraph.

17. Steps in Making a Reading
Outline
5. Look at the topic
sentences and group those
with related ideas together.

18. Steps in Making a Reading
Outline
6. Arrange the contents
according to levels.

19. Steps in Making a Reading
Outline
7. Evaluate the
supporting details
provided.

20. Steps in Making a Reading
Outline
8. Go back to the text
after you have finished
your outline.