Curriculum English Language Arts • Writing & Study SkillsStandard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2 / W.4.2
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Unit 3: Research & Organization • Lesson 1
Outlining Skills: Organizing Ideas by Category
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Key Learning Concept: Outlining provides the best method for organizing material. A well-constructed outline groups related ideas together, guiding you in arranging logical paragraphs for a report or essay.
DIRECTIONS
Read the 15 words in the Word Bank below. Classify each word into its proper category heading by clicking a word and then clicking an empty line, or typing directly into the blanks.
Word Bank (15 Words)
“Step by step, classify your thoughts!”
Summer Sports
1.
2.
3.
Fruit
1.
2.
3.
School Subjects
1.
2.
3.
Trees
1.
2.
3.
Flowers
1.
2.
3.
Part B: Building a Formal Outline (Connecting Ideas)Application Challenge
An outline uses Roman Numerals (I, II) for main topics and capital letters (A, B, C) for subtopics. Use your sorted words from above to complete these two outline sections: