Outlines and Paragraphs

Outlines and paragraphs. First off, I have never been a huge fan of writing outlines, and quite honestly, I do not think that anyone is. Whenever a student is instructed to write an outline, for example on a certain chapter in their history book, or an entire book for English, I think that their most common response is “ugh.” Well, at least that is how it is for me. I think that maybe the reason we are like this is because we do not know how exactly to write an outline, or possibly that is just me. What I found useful in chapter 29 was after listing ideas, that you should look for relationships within your ideas and group them together. 

Secondly, paragraphs have always been a shaky part of writing to me, simply because I never know how long they should be exactly. Some teachers will say 4-6 sentences, others will say 5-7. After my reading of chapter 30, I also realized that my paragraphs are not always organized logically. I find myself being scattered in my thoughts throughout my paragraphs. I will undoubtedly take all what is in these two chapters to heart, but mostly the points that I feel like I struggle with the most and what I could use that would be most helpful in my writings.