Outlining Reading Texts

1. A map or “blueprint” of an essay.

• A. Topic Outline

• B. Outline

• C. Sentence Outline

• D. Thesis Statement

2. Systematic arrangement of ideas using broad topics in the form of words or simple phrases as headers.

• A. Thesis Statement

• B. Sentence Outline

• C. Outline

• D. Topic Outline

3. A chief point of an author about a topic.

• A. Main Point

• B. Sub-topic

• C. Body

• D. Thesis Statement

4. Uses complete sentences as its entries.

• A. Sentence Outline

• B. Thesis Statement

• C. Outline

• D. Sub-points

5. Part of an outline that contains attention grabber.

• A. Main Point

• B. Introduction

• C. Thesis Statement

• D. Conclusion

6. The section that wraps all arguments.

• A. Outline

• B. Thesis Statement

• C. Conclusion

• D. Main Point

7. The content of the paper that includes the evidence and support of the paper in addition to the author’s ideas.

• A. Sentence Outline

• B. Thesis Statement

• C. Outline

• D. Sub-points

8. A paragraph containing facts, statements, and examples.

• A. Main Point

• B. Sub-topic

• C. Body

• D. Thesis Statement

9. Presents the central idea of the paper.

• A. Topic Outline

• B. Outline

• C. Sentence Outline

• D. Thesis Statement

10. Indicates the main points of the author.

• A. Roman Numeral

• B. Sentence Outline

• C. Outline

• D. Thesis Statement