The Basics: What is an outline?

“To outline means to give the main features, structure or general principles of the topic in question; omitting minor details.”

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The Structure of an Outline

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The Language of an Outline

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Skills to practice

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Practice Tasks

Grading Criteria

1 Content
2 Content
3 Content
4 Language
5 Language
6 Language
7 Language
Content

Content Logic

  • How well is the text in question grouped? 
  • Are the main features of the text displayed concisely and incisively enough?
Content

Content Ratio

  • How well is the balance between the representation of main features, structure or general principles? 
  • Are minor details left out? 
Content

Content Equivalence

  • How well is the original text reworded?
  • Does its content stay true to its original meaning?
Language

Accuracy

  • Is the language free of errors, are there violations of the linguistic norm?
  • How effortless is the comprehensibility of the assignment? 
Language

Idiomatic and Vocabulary

  • Is there a differentiated usage of vocabulary and idioms? 
  • How appropriate is the register to the task?
  • How well is the text reworded with regard to the choice of words?
Language

Grammar and Syntax

  • How differentiated is the usage of grammatical and syntactic structures?
  • How complex is the used phrasing?
  • Are grammatical tenses suitable to the requested text format throughout the full assignment?
Language

Text Structure

  • How well are structural elements used?
  • Does the used language support the cohesion of paragraphs?

Evaluate yourself!

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