Re: Homework for a 5 year old - how much involvement needed.


"Chookie" <ehrebeniuk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <c4GdnWUD7MNpRuTenZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "bizby40" <bizby40@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> >> I do quite a lot of writing, and knowing HOW to write from an outline
>> >> is
>> >> handy -- occassionally, I even do it.
>> >
>> > What is an outline exactly? Is it a precis of the paper, or do you
>> > mean
>> > the rough idea of the points you want to make?
>>
>> Perhaps some of both. It is a structure for the paper, intended to be
>> written before the actual paper to help you organize your thoughts. The
>> classic form for an outline is this:
> <snipped>
>
> It looks to me like a drafting technique rather than a summary or abstract
> of
> the paper. I'd therefore agree that it has no place in the marking pile.

The outline for a paper is *not* generally turned in. It's only turned in
and graded in the English classes that are specifically teaching that
method of writing a paper.

Bizby


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