HOW TO OUTLINE NOTES

Below is a basic structure for outlining in from the book, from class lectures and for creating an essay from several sources. It should be recopied into your notes.


The Big Title: OUTLINING

I. Section Title (found in Red in your text)

A. Summary: A one to two sentence review of everything in the section.
B. First Main Point/ Event in the Section (found in green in the book)
1. Supporting Fact to the first main point.
2. Supporting Fact to the first main point.
3.  Supporting Fact to the first main point.
  • Detail about supporting fact
  • Detail about supporting fact

4. Supporting Fact to the first main point.

C. Second Main Point/Event in the Section

1. Supporting Fact to the second  main point.
2. Supporting Fact to the second  main point.

 II. Next Section Title