OK so now let's move into the next lecture and this next lecture is about outlining essays.
This is something this truly truly very very important.
In fact I believe that it is the secret to doing a very good timed essay.
A lot of students understand well somewhat understand what an outline is but I'm going to break it down
for you in a way that fits with doing a timed essay OK which is what you need to do well on your exam
so let's have a look at outlining.
So what is outlining now some people are going to say things like what is brainstorming and mind mapping
and really brainstorming and my mapping is more disorganized outlining is very very specific and it's
something to do very quickly and it's a secret to doing a really really really good exam.
It truly is.
So an outline in general is a plan of what you're going to write right is similar to building a house
before you build it house.
You have a plan of what you're going to do an outline is the same way it allows for you to organize
the controlling ideas or main points are you going to talk about it helps to make sure that your paragraphs
are in the proper order and also make sense in regards to the question outlining allows for you to have
very very well developed paragraphs and very well-developed ideas.
Those are the things that lead to great scores also big big benefit from outlining is it allows for
you to not get stuck.
I can't tell you how many times I've seen a writer and they're writing for a timed exam and they get
stuck for 10 minutes on introduction because they're constantly writing any racing writing in a racing
or they get stuck really in their body paragraphs and they're writing any racing writing any racing
writing and racing.
And that's just a recipe for not really doing a good job
so a few more benefits about lining.
Like I said earlier it makes you organized.
It keeps you focused.
It keeps you inside the question also outlining allows for you to make sure that you are addressing
the thesis statement.
That's what the entire essay is the entire essay is all about you addressing the thesis statement.
If you're not addressing the thesis statement then you're not answering the essay question also outlining
help save time for riders.
You could write very very quickly when you have a strong outline the reason why is that you're not thinking
you're not thinking while you're writing.
You already know exactly what you want to be able to say.
And that makes you write much much faster outlining allows you to have a direction Foundation.
It is truly truly truly a key to doing well on a timed exam.
So how to outline is basically three steps
answer the question.
Think of two controlling ideas and then think of two details for each controlling idea OK.
Three steps answer the question or make a choice.
Think of two controlling ideas.
Think of two details where each controlling idea.
This is our template for outlining you would do this on paper.
Right answer the question.
Reason one reason to or topic one and topic to OK that's the template.
So let's take a look at how to outline.
Let's look at some very specific questions so I can show you the most effective way to outline for a
timed exam
all right.
So there are three basic question types.
Choose a side describe or explain and also view both sides.
Now there are different types of questions that fall under each one but those are the three basic ones.
Choose a side describe or explain view both sides.
So let's have a look at each first.
Choose a side.