WHAP
NHS WHAP
OUTLINE TIPS AND HINTS
OUTLINES
Outlines are an essential way a student will gain information from the reading that they are doing. Below I have listed two main
ways of outlining the Chapters. Regardless of which method you use, INCLUDE THE VOCABULARY FOR THE CHAPTER IN
THE OUTLINE.
CORNELL NOTES
Please use the handout for Cornell Notes that you can print out below .
1) In the topic box, write the main topic for the Chapter (don't just write "Chapter 1").
2) Start with the large box to the right and use that to write notes about main points and vocabulary. Leave a space between each
main point. Complete sentences are not necessary -- just get the main idea so you can understand it.
3) Once you have filled the box to the right, go back and create GOOD questions in the left box about the notes you have just
taken. Try to create questions that you think might be like the ones your teacher would make up about the material.
4) Once you have filled both boxes, summarize that page's notes in the bottom box.
Each page of these notes could cover any length of text. For example, one chapter of reading could require as little as one page of
Cornell notes (HIGHLY unlikely though) or it could require many pages of Cornell notes.
Blank Cornell Notes Form
TOPIC OUTLINE
HOW TO DO AN OUTLINE
An outline is a way of organizing information. It uses key words
or word groups to show main topics, subtopics, details, etc.
Sample Outline Format:
TITLE OF OUTLINE
I. Main topic
A. Important subtopic
B. Important subtopic
1. Detail
a. Sub-detail
b. Sub-detail
c. Sub-detail
2. Detail
3. Detail
a. Sub-detail
b. Sub-detail
II. Main topic
A. Important subtopic
B. Important subtopic
1. Detail
2. Detail
Helpful Hints - Follow these guidelines to complete your outline:
1. Title the outline - write the title of your paper at the top of the page.
2. Follow the sample outline format for numbering and lettering. Main ideas are chief
points. Label them I, II, III, etc. Each main topic must include at least two subtopics.
3. Subtopics for each main topic are labeled A, B, C, etc.
4. Details for subtopics are labeled 1, 2, 3, etc.
5. Subdetails or examples for details are labeled a, b, c, etc.
6. Use a period after each division letter or number. Do not place periods after topics or
subtopics not stated in the form of a sentence.
7. Begin the main topic, subtopics, and details with capital letters.
8. Maintain a parallel structure throughout the outline; if you start with phrases, don't
switch to sentences.
9. Indent as shown in the example. You should be able to draw a line through all the
periods after Roman numerals, another through all the periods after capital letters, etc.
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