MakinganOutlineReferences©2001byRuthLumanAPlanThatBuildsanEssayEssay----------------------------------------IntroductionWhatisanoutline?Beforeyoubeginwritingthefirstdraftofyouressay,itisbesttomakeanoutline.Anoutlineisageneralplanofwhatyouaregoingtowrite.Youcancomparemakinganoutlinetodrawingplanstobuildahouse.Beforeonebeginstobuildahouse,itisbesttodrawupplanstomakesurethatahouseisbuiltinthewayyouwant.Thesameistruewithwritinganessayandmakinganoutline.WhataretheBenefitsofanOutline?IntroductionTheBenefitsofanOutlineAnoutlineofanessaycanbeveryhelpfulfortworeasons:Anoutlinewillhelpmakeyouressaymoreorganized.Acarefulplanwillhelpyourbodyparagraphsstayfocusedontheideasinyourthesisstatement.Anoutlinesavestimeforwriters.Preparinganoutlinecantaketime,butwhenyouarefinished,youwillbeabletowritetheroughdraftofyouressaymorequicklythanifyoudidn’thaveanoutline.Anoutlinewillhelpmakeyouressaymoreorganized.Acarefulplanwillhelpyourbodyparagraphsstayfocusedontheideasinyourthesisstatement.Anoutlinesavestimeforwriters.Preparinganoutlinecantaketime,butwhenyouarefinished,youwillbeabletowritetheroughdraftofyouressaymorequicklythanifyoudidn’thaveanoutline.EssayOutlineIntroductionThesis:_____________________BodyParagraph#1-TopicSentence:_____________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaIII.BodyParagraph#2-TopicSentence:____________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaIV.BodyParagraph#3-TopicSentence:____________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaV.ConclusionTheProcessMakinganOutlineInaformaloutline,Romannumeralscanbeusedtorepresentparagraphs.Capitalletterscanbeusedtorepresentsupportingdetailsfortheparagraphs.ClickheretoseealistofRomannumerals.EssayOutlineI.IntroductionThesis:____________________II.BodyParagraph#1-TopicSentence:_________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaIII.BodyParagraph#2-TopicSentence:_________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaIV.BodyParagraph#3-TopicSentence:_________A.supportingideaB.supportingideaV.ConclusionRomanNumeralsI=XI=II=XII=III=XIII=IV=XIV=V=XV=VI=VII=VIII=IX=X=TheProcessThesisStatementTobeginanoutline,youneedtostartwithyourthesisstatement.Thethesisstatementwillbeyourguidethroughouttheprocessofwritingyouressay.Fromthethesisstatement,youcanbeginwritingthetopicsentencesforthebodyparagraphsintheoutline.ESSAYOUTLINEThesisStatementTopicSentence#1TopicSentence#2TopicSentence#3TheProcessTopicSentencesThetopicsentenceforeachbodyparagraphshouldsupportthethesisstatement.Thetopicsentencesneedtoagreewiththemainideaorsubpointsinthethesisstatement;otherwise,theessaycouldbeconfusing.ThesisStatementAjobinterviewcanoftenmakeorbreakyourchancesofgettingyourdreamjob.Thereareseveralthingsthatyoucandoinaninterviewtoincreasethepossibilityofyoursuccesssuchasdressingproperly,answeringinterviewquestionsthoroughly,andaskinggoodquestionsattheendoftheinterview.TheProcessTopicSentencesTopicSentenceParagraph#1:Thewayyoudresscanhaveabigimpactonaninterviewpanel’sfirstimpressionsofyou.TopicSentence-Paragraph#2:Aninterviewisanopportunityforpotentialemployerstogettoknowyoubetter,soitisimportantthatyouanswereachquestionascompletelyaspossible.TopicSentence-Paragraph#3:Bypreparingsomethoughtfulquestionsfortheendoftheinterview,youcanshowthepanelthatyouhavepreparedfortheinterviewandwantthejob.TheProcessSupportingDetailsUnderthetopicsentenceforeachparagraph,listsomeofthesupportingdetails,examples,orideasyouwanttoincludeineachparagraph.II.BodyParagraph#1:TopicSentence:Thewayyoudresscanhaveabigimpactonaninterviewpanel’sfirstimpressionsofyou.A.Menandwomenshouldconsiderwearingdarksuits.B.Conservativedresswillshowtheinterviewpanelyouareseriousaboutwhatyoudo.C.Don’tcarrytoomanythingsintotheinterview.Anotebook,pens,and/orlaptopcomputershouldbecarriedinabriefcase.D.Hairandnailsshouldbecleanandneat.supportingdetails,examples,andideasIntroduction-ThesisStatement:Ajobinterviewcanoftenmakeorbreakyourchancesofgettingyourdreamjob.Thereareseveralthingsthatyoucandoinaninterviewtoincreasethepossibilityofyoursuccesssuchas,dressingproperly,answeringinterviewquestionsthoroughly,andaskinggoodquestionsattheendoftheinterview.BodyParagraph#1:TopicSentence:Thewayyoudresscanhaveabigimpactonaninterviewpanel’sfirstimpressionsofyou.A.Menandwomenshouldconsiderwearingdarksuits.B.Conservativedresswillshowtheinterviewpanelyouareseriousaboutwhatyoudo.C.Don’tcarrytoomanythingsintotheinterview.Anotebook,pens,and/orlaptopcomputershouldbecarriedinabriefcase.D.Hairandnailsshouldbecleanandneat.III.BodyParagraph#2:TopicSentence:AninterviewisanopportunityExampleOutlineforpotentialemployerstogettoknowyoubetter,soitisimportantthatyouanswereachquestionascompletelyaspossible.A.Askinterviewerstorepeatquestionsyoudon’tunderstand.B.Takesometimetothinkaboutthequestionsbeforeyouanswer.C.Anotebooktowritedownkeywordsininterviewquestionsissometimeshelpful.IV.BodyParagraph#3:TopicSentence:Bypreparingsomethoughtfulquestionsfortheendoftheinterview,youcanshowthepanelthatyouhavepreparedfortheinterviewandwantthejob.A.Researchthejoband/orcompanybeforeyougototheinterview.B.Theinterviewisyouropportunitytogettoknowyourpotentialemployer.Askquestionsaboutcompanygoals,mission,expectationsofemployees,etc.C.Don’taskquestionsaboutbenefitsorsalaryduringtheinterview.Youshouldtrytogetthisinformationbeforeyouapplyforthejob.Conclusion:Don’tunderestimatetheimportanceofagoodinterview.PracticeExerciseListeningcomprehension:anoutlineTheImportanceofKeepingaGoodMoodThepoorhusband"Youcan'timaginehowdifficultitisformetodealwithmywife,"themancomplainedtohisfriend."Sheasksmeaquestion,thenanswersitherself,andafterthatsheexplainedtomeforhalfanhourwhyheransweriswrong.女:Say“iloveyou”,sayit,comeon!sayit!男:It!2007年大学英语专业八级听力试
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