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Outlining & Organization

Learn how structured writing enhances clarity and persuasiveness. Understand the importance of outlining, thesis statements, evidence, and argumentation in crafting compelling essays. Discover traditional outlines, graphic organizers, and key elements of persuasive arguments.

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Outlining & Organization

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  1. Outlining & Organization Organized writing is more effective writing.

  2. Writing Structures • Who is your audience? • What is your purpose? • Thesis: Where are we going? What are we trying to prove? • Thesis: a statement of opinion/proposition that is supported by evidence or facts.

  3. Evidence Evidence makes the thesis true or makes it clear to the audience that it is true. Example:“The Japanese apple known as Fuji took the United States by storm in the 1980s. The combination is a clear winner: The color, juice and firmness of a Red Delicious and the heirloom flavor of a Ralls Janet” (http://www.produceoasis.com/Items_folder/Fruits/Fuji.html). The fuji apple is in the top five of all apple varieties grown in the US. (http://www.allaboutapples.com/facts.htm)

  4. Outlines • Traditional outlines have Roman numerals, letters, and numbers. • Graphic organizers can also serve as outlines. • The purpose of having an outline is to make sure there are no holes in the writer’s argument, by making the argument clear.

  5. Argumentation • Parts of an effective argument: claims, support, qualifiers, rebuttals, opening and closing statements • Outlines show all important aspects of the writer’s argument by breaking the argument down systematically.

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