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The Effective Reader (Updated Edition) by D. J. Henry. Chapter 5: Outlines and Concept Maps PowerPoint Presentation by Gretchen Starks-Martin St. Cloud State University, MN. Outlines.
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The Effective Reader(Updated Edition)by D. J. Henry Chapter 5: Outlines and Concept Maps PowerPoint Presentation by Gretchen Starks-Martin St. Cloud State University, MN
Outlines • An outline shows the relationships among the main idea, major supporting details, and minor supporting details. • A formal outline uses Roman numerals to indicate the main idea, capital letters to indicate the major details, and Arabic numbers to indicate minor details. • An informal outline is at the student’s personal discretion.
Formal Outline • Differences between Porpoises and Dolphins • Shape 1. Porpoises: small and plump with blunt nose. 2. Dolphins: long bodies and beak nose. • Size 1. Porpoise 6 feet and 300 pounds 2. Dolphins 4-26 feet and 70- 1,500 pounds
Concept Maps • A concept map is a diagram that shows the flow of ideas from the main idea to the supporting details. • The main idea is placed in a box or circle as a heading and then major supporting details are in boxes or circles beneath the main idea. • Arrows or lines are used to show the flow of ideas.
The Table of Contents • The table of contents is a special kind of outline based on topics and subtopics. • It lists the contents of each chapter. • An effective reader examines the table of contents to understand how the author has organized the information.
Chapter Review • Supporting details explain, develop, and support a main idea. • To locate supporting details, an effective reader turns the main idea into a question. • A major detail directly explains, develops, illustrates, or supports the main idea. • A minor detail explains, develops, or supports the major detail. • In a passage, ideas usually flow from general to specific ideas.
Chapter Review • An outline shows the relationships among the main idea, major supporting details, and minor supporting details. • An author often uses signal words such as a few causes, a number of reasons, severalsteps, or several kinds of to introduce a main idea. • An author often uses signal words such as first, second, furthermore, moreover, next, or finally to indicate that a supporting detail is coming.
Chapter Review • A formal outline uses Roman numerals to indicate the main idea, capital letters to indicate the major details, and Arabic numbers to indicate the minor details. • A concept map is a diagram that shows the flow of ideas from the main point to the supporting details.
PracticeComplete the Applications, Review Tests, and Mastery Tests for Chapter 5 in your book.* Remember to complete your scorecard for the Review Tests in this chapter.