{"id":1236,"date":"2020-01-30T14:30:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T14:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/coreqenglish1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1236"},"modified":"2025-03-18T20:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:25:23","slug":"outlining-and-mapping","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/outlining-and-mapping\/","title":{"raw":"Outlining and Mapping","rendered":"Outlining and Mapping"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Use outlining as a reading strategy<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Outlining<\/h2>\r\nWhen summarizing a reading, it is often a good idea to make an outline. This can be especially helpful for summarizing the important details from a textbook, as the general organization is already laid out for you. Outlining and mapping can help you break down a text into the most important ideas and concepts, but it is also useful for organizing your thoughts before you begin to write. An outline will:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Present information in an organized and logical manner<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Focus on main ideas and key details<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Show how information is related<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cover a lot of material in a small space<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>Watch It<\/h3>\r\nThis video explains how to create an outline, and covers these main rules:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Parallelism: Headings of the same level are of the same kind (a noun, a verb, etc.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Coordination: Headings of the same level are of the same rank<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Subordination: Information moves from general to specific by indenting from left to right<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Division: Each heading must have at least two subheadings in order to be divided<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1290918336225270258\/embed[\/embed]\r\n\r\nYou can view the transcript for <a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/HowtoMakeanOutline2_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\"How to Make an Outline\" here (opens in new win<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/HowtoMakeanOutline_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dow)<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Concept Mapping<\/h2>\r\nJust as outlining is helpful for understanding the organization of a piece of text, mapping can help you visualize the important components of a passage. Mapping is similar to outlining in that the goal is to\u00a0write out the main ideas and key supporting details of a text or map out ideas for something you want to write.\r\n\r\nTo create a concept map:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Write down the name of the text (or concept) you want to map.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Draw a box for the main idea.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Draw boxes for supporting ideas.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Draw more boxes for supporting details.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Draw arrows connecting the boxes. Organization flows vertically in this example, but concept maps can be organized horizontally, or even with the main idea in the center and supporting ideas and details surrounding it.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>Watch It<\/h3>\r\nIn this video, you'll see how you can use a concept map to visually analyze a text.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1290918378598930708\/embed[\/embed]\r\n\r\nYou can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/HowtoMakeaConceptMap2_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for \"Creating a Concept Map\" here (opens in new window)<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use outlining as a reading strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Outlining<\/h2>\n<p>When summarizing a reading, it is often a good idea to make an outline. This can be especially helpful for summarizing the important details from a textbook, as the general organization is already laid out for you. Outlining and mapping can help you break down a text into the most important ideas and concepts, but it is also useful for organizing your thoughts before you begin to write. An outline will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Present information in an organized and logical manner<\/li>\n<li>Focus on main ideas and key details<\/li>\n<li>Show how information is related<\/li>\n<li>Cover a lot of material in a small space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Watch It<\/h3>\n<p>This video explains how to create an outline, and covers these main rules:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Parallelism: Headings of the same level are of the same kind (a noun, a verb, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Coordination: Headings of the same level are of the same rank<\/li>\n<li>Subordination: Information moves from general to specific by indenting from left to right<\/li>\n<li>Division: Each heading must have at least two subheadings in order to be divided<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1290918336225270258\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can view the transcript for <a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/HowtoMakeanOutline2_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;How to Make an Outline&#8221; here (opens in new win<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/HowtoMakeanOutline_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dow)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Concept Mapping<\/h2>\n<p>Just as outlining is helpful for understanding the organization of a piece of text, mapping can help you visualize the important components of a passage. Mapping is similar to outlining in that the goal is to\u00a0write out the main ideas and key supporting details of a text or map out ideas for something you want to write.<\/p>\n<p>To create a concept map:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Write down the name of the text (or concept) you want to map.<\/li>\n<li>Draw a box for the main idea.<\/li>\n<li>Draw boxes for supporting ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Draw more boxes for supporting details.<\/li>\n<li>Draw arrows connecting the boxes. Organization flows vertically in this example, but concept maps can be organized horizontally, or even with the main idea in the center and supporting ideas and details surrounding it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Watch It<\/h3>\n<p>In this video, you&#8217;ll see how you can use a concept map to visually analyze a text.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1290918378598930708\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/HowtoMakeaConceptMap2_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for &#8220;Creating a Concept Map&#8221; here (opens in new window)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1236\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Creating and Outline. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Excelsior Online Reading Lab. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/orc\/what-to-do-after-reading\/analyzing\/creating-an-outline\/\">https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/orc\/what-to-do-after-reading\/analyzing\/creating-an-outline\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><li>Concept Mapping. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Excelsior College Online Reading Lab. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/orc\/what-to-do-after-reading\/analyzing\/creating-a-concept-map\/\">https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/orc\/what-to-do-after-reading\/analyzing\/creating-a-concept-map\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":29,"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Creating and Outline\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Excelsior Online Reading Lab\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/orc\/what-to-do-after-reading\/analyzing\/creating-an-outline\/\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Concept Mapping\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Excelsior College Online Reading Lab\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/orc\/what-to-do-after-reading\/analyzing\/creating-a-concept-map\/\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"d84ecabc-ad06-4276-a643-55c5eaae4047, 909ec420-ac69-408a-84af-6de5f952eda7","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1236","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":151,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6441,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1236\/revisions\/6441"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/151"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1236\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}