The Dreaded Outline

This is the 6th lesson in an 8 lesson unit.  This lesson leads students through the process of creating an outline to serve as the basis of a persuasive essay. This lesson covers creating outlines as a prewriting strategy. Wrap up the pre-writing process by showing students how to create an outline. Students organize the evidence and arguments on their idea webs into an outline that acts as a road map for their essay. This lesson teaches them to start their outlines from the middle, then shows them how to add information for the introduction and conclusion.

Standards & Objectives

Learning objectives: 

The student will:

  • Identify the relationship between information on an idea web and information on an outline.
  • Organize the information on an idea web into an outline.

Lesson Variations

Blooms taxonomy level: 
Understanding

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