Writing an outline

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At the beginning of each semester in this class, I have everyone do three things.  First, I have each of you interview another member of the class.  Next, I have you make an outline in which you organize some of the information you got in that interview.  Finally, I have each of you give a presentation in class in which you use your outline to introduce the person your interviewed to everyone else.   I hope that this will help you make new friends as you learn how to write an outline and make a presentation.

First, I'd like to talk about the word "outline."   The word "outline" is made up of two simple words: "out" and "line."  When people are talking about drawing, an "outline" refers to a simple illustration that shows the shape of the outside of something with a few lines.  An outline drawing doesn't have a lot of detail.  It just gives you a basic idea of what you are looking at.

When people are talking about writing, the word "outline" refers to something that gives you a basic idea of what is being talked about but doesn't show a lot of detail.  In class, I will show you an example of an outline.  The example will have two or three main topics and each topic will have a few points.   The outline that you write should look like the example.