Outlining Reading Texts

Outlining Reading Texts
English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Activity
Arrange the jumbled letters into a word.
NNTLOIGUI
Answer: OUTLINING
What does it mean?
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Pretest
On the space before the number, write TRUE if the idea
expresses what an outline is and FALSE if it does not.
___1. An outline is used to manage the content of an essay or
academic text.
___2. Outlines are idea maps.
___3. An outline gives the essay’s conclusion.
___4. A good essay is done with an outline first because this
clears the writer’s
mind on what to put in the paper.
___5. An outline is a summary of the essay.
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What is outlining?
Outlining is a tool we use in the writing process

to help organize our ideas, visualize our paper's
potential structure, and to further flesh out and develop
points. It allows the writer to understand how he or she
will connect information to support the thesis statement
and the claims of the paper.
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What is outlining?
For example, you are writing an essay in science,

specifically lasers in medicine:
Thesis statement: Lasers in medicine have so much

improved the way of life of people
I. Origins and uses

II. Definition and explanation
III. Medical uses of lasers
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I. Micro- Business Today
A. Unemployment
B. Definition of Micro Business
C. Benefits of Micro Business
II. Prospects in Micro Business Topic outline
A. Industry which is a brief
B. Agribusiness outline of ideas
C. Services using keywords.
III. Procedures in opening a
Micro Business
A. Finances
B. Business permits
C. Location
I. Micro business is becoming a popular livelihood
among Filipinos
A. Engaging in micro business helps solve unemployment
in the country.
B. Micro business is an industry that works on small scale.
C. Micro business offers many benefits such as flexibility,
uniqueness Sentence outline
expertise, etc. where the topic for
II. Micro business offers many opportunities for
livelihood.
each paragraph is
A. Industries like food and restaurant, general retail, health
written in sentence
fitness are good form instead of key
for micro business words.
B. In agribusiness, there are organic crop farming,
vegetable cultivation and
ecotourism business to name some.
C. For service industry, there are landscaping and
horticulture, hotels and
other places of lodging, dry cleaning, hair cutting, etc.
Practice Activity
Let’s try a few items as practice exercise. Tell the topic outline of
these excerpts:
The first and most important thing about effective
studying is time management. Once you’ve learned the
method – one of the numerous suggested by specialists in
this field or one of your own invention – you may happily
and effectively keep using it for the rest of your life. Be
realistic, don’t put the things off until the last moment,
you are most likely to spend more time on them than you
could have predicted, and it will lead to no end of trouble.
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Practice Activity
Let’s try a few items as practice exercise. Tell the topic outline of these excerpts:
First of all, Education teaches the ability to read and
write. Reading and writing is the first step in Education.
Most information is done by writing. Hence, the lack of
writing skill means missing out on a lot of information.
Consequently, Education makes people literate. Above all,
Education is extremely important for employment. It
certainly is a great opportunity to make a decent living.
This is due to the skills of a high paying job that Education
provides. Uneducated people are probably at a huge
disadvantage when it comes to jobs. It seems like many
poor people improve their lives with the help of Education.
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Answer the ff:
Tell whether each of the following is a topic (TO) or
sentence (SO) outline.
____1. Definition of empathy
____2. Kindness
____3. Compassion encompasses love and care towards
someone who is suffering.
____4. Alternative ways to earn money
____5. Empathy can be defined as being able to
understand and share feelings of
others.
3/24/2023 PRESENTATION TITLE 10
Read the following paragraphs and choose the best topic or sentence outline for
each item.
6. I believe in the power of kindness. I believe the

simplest acts of generosity can make the world a better
place. Kindness can be the easiest part of your life.
Anyone can be kind, and there is no excuse not to be.
Whether you tell your friend you like her dress, or pay for
the person behind you in line, kindness should be in
everybody’s lives. I believe in the power of kindness to
change the world.
A. Generosity
B. Kindness
C. Power of Kindness
each item.
7. “Kill them with kindness” is an infamous quote I like to refer

to in my daily life. There is no reason to have drama with
somebody. If somebody chooses to dislike you, bully you, or just
be mean in general, just be kind. There is no reason to fight
back. If you act like you don’t care, it makes them look worse
and you will look like the nicest person ever. If you just act kind
to people, they will treat you the same. My mom always taught
me to live a drama free life. If you are angry, vent to a parent or
best friend and let it go. Life is too short to hold grudges. My life
is filled with kindness because I rarely get into a fight with
anyone. All it takes is kindness. Treat people with kindness and
respect, and you will get the same in return.
A. How to treat people with kindness

B. Ways to kill with kindness
C. Kindness and respect
each item.
8. My dad always told me to live life like a camera is watching you at all times. What he said really
stuck with me because if I were on camera, I would want to seem as generous as possible. As a
result, I always try to give random acts of kindness and see people’s excited expressions. I believe
that performing random acts of kindness is the best way to strengthen the power of kindness. One
night, me and my five best friends Jessie, Ana, Julia, and Jillian were at the 99’s. There was an old
man sitting all by himself, and we overheard the waitress say ¨happy birthday to him. Depressed
that he was all alone on his birthday, my friends and I decided to pay for his bill. Just that simple
act of kindness made this man's entire birthday. He, as well as the other waiters, were all so
impressed with us girls. Everyone came up to us after he left thanking us for showing kindness
towards a stranger. In return, the waitress thought we were awesome for being raised the right way,
she gave us free dessert!
One night, my sister Madison, her friend Grace, and our dance teacher Nikki went out to dinner. The
whole night they were having so much fun that they didn't even think to go on their phone all night.
One guy sitting at a different table happened to notice how much fun they had without technology,
he decided to pay for their meal. He thought it was amazing how much fun they were having. This
act of kindness by the man made their day so much better, and they came home to tell everyone
about it. Random acts of kindness like that is what makes happier people all around.
A. Acts of kindness are not taught.
B. Acts of kindness are unplanned and simple.
C. Acts of kindness are innate to people.
each item.
9. The Philippine government on March 17, 2020 declared a

State of Calamity throughout the country for the period of
six months due to COVID-19 global pandemic. An enhanced
community quarantine covering the entire Luzon Island was
imposed until April 14, 2020, requiring mandatory home
quarantine for everyone.
A. Global pandemic
B. Imposition of Quarantine in the country
C. Home quarantine
each item.
10. NASSA/Caritas Philippines, as a humanitarian

organization, invited our network from the social action
centers of the dioceses and our colleagues from the civil
society organizations to mobilize our communities to
prioritize the targets and reach out to the neediest. This is a
concrete way to localize our humanitarian response. The
idea of caritas kindness station is to decentralize the
humanitarian response - so that the communities
themselves help the needy, and not through the usual top-
to-bottom approach or the donor-to-beneficiaries framework
of providing relief assistance.
A. What is NASSA/Caritas Philippines

B. How to mobilize the communities
C. What is the essence of the movement/organization
ASSIGNMENT:
Using this graphic organizer, write key words or
phrases that will summarize the lesson in outlining.
Thank you!

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3/24/2023 Outlining Academic Texts 2

Outlining is a tool we use in the writing process

For example, you are writing an essay in science,

Thesis statement: Lasers in medicine have so much

I. Origins and uses

6. I believe in the power of kindness. I believe the

7. “Kill them with kindness” is an infamous quote I like to refer

A. How to treat people with kindness

9. The Philippine government on March 17, 2020 declared a

10. NASSA/Caritas Philippines, as a humanitarian

A. What is NASSA/Caritas Philippines

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