Writing Academic English 4th Edition

76 Part 11 IWritinganEssal'

PRACTICE 8

EssayOutlining..

Aformaloutlinehasa systemofnumbersandletterssuchasthefollowing.In

otherfieldsofstudy,differentsystemsareused.

RomannumeralsI,II,andIIInumberthemajorsectionsofanessay

(introduction,body,conclusion)

CapitallettersA,B,C,D,andsoonlabelthebodyparagraphs.

Arabicnumerals1,2,3,4,andsoonnumberthesubpointsineach

paragraph.

Smalllettersa, b,c,d,andsoonlabelthespecificsupportingdetails.

To seeanexampleofa completeessayoutline,turn topages271-272of

AppendixA.

A. Belowisanincompleteoutlineofthemodelessay"NativeAmerican

InfluencesonModernU.S.Culture"onpages58-59.Completetheoutlineby

fillinginthemissingparts.

NativeAmericanInfluencesonModernU.S.Culture

I.Introduction

Thesisstatement:NativeAmericanshavemademanyvaluable

contributionstomodernU.S.culture,particularlyin theareasoflanguage,

art,food,andgovernment.

II.Body

A. NativeAmericanslefta permanentmarkontheEnglishlanguage.

1. Namesofplaces-cities,towns,rivers,andstates
   a.States:Delaware,Iowa,Illinois,Alabama
   b.Cities:Chicago,Miami,Spokane


2. Namesofanimalsandplants
   a.Animals:chipmunk,moose,raccoon,skunk
   b. Plants:tobacco,squash
   B. _


3. Navajorugs


4. Silverandturquoisejewelry
   3.
   a. Pottery
   b.
   c. _

c. _

1. Farmingtechniques
   a.
   b.


2. 
   a.
   b. _