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2004 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers

The Effective Reader(Updated Edition)

by D. J. Henry

Chapter 5:Outlines and Concept Maps

PowerPoint Presentationby Gretchen Starks-Martin

St. Cloud State University, MN


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OutlinesAn outline shows the relationships among

the main idea, major supporting details, and

minor supporting details.A formal outline uses Roman numerals to

indicate the main idea, capital letters to

indicate the major details, and Arabic

numbers to indicate minor details.

An informal outlineis at the students

personal discretion.


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Formal OutlineI. Differences between Porpoises and

Dolphins

A. Shape1. Porpoises: small and plump with blunt nose.

2. Dolphins: long bodies and beak nose.

B. Size1. Porpoise 6 feet and 300 pounds

2. Dolphins 4-26 feet and 70- 1,500 pounds


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Concept MapsA concept map is a diagram that shows the

flow of ideas from the main idea to the

supporting details. The main idea is placed in a box or circle as

a heading and then major supporting details

are in boxes or circles beneath the main

idea.

Arrows or lines are used to show the flow of

ideas.


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ExamplePorpoises and Dolphins

Porpoise blunt Dolphin beak-like

Nose

Porpoise round Dolphin streamlined

Shape

Porpoise to 300 lbs. Dolphin to 1,500 lbs.

Weight

Differences


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The Table of ContentsThe table of contents is a special kind

of outline based on topics and

subtopics.It lists the contents of each chapter.

An effective reader examines the table

of contents to understand how theauthor has organized the information.


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Chapter Review

Supporting details explain, develop, andsupport a main idea.

To locate supporting details, an effectivereader turns the main idea into a question.

A major detail directly explains, develops,illustrates, or supports the main idea.

A minor detail explains, develops, orsupports the major detail.

In a passage, ideas usually flow fromgeneral to specific ideas.



Chapter ReviewAn outline shows the relationships among

the main idea, major supporting details, andminor supporting details.

An author often uses signal words such as afew causes, a number of reasons, severalsteps, orseveral kinds ofto introduce amain idea.

An author often uses signal words such asfirst, second, furthermore, moreover, next,orfinallyto indicate that a supporting detailis coming.



Chapter ReviewA formal outline uses Roman numerals

to indicate the main idea, capital letters

to indicate the major details, andArabic numbers to indicate the minor

details.

A concept map is a diagram thatshows the flow of ideas from the main

point to the supporting details.



PracticeComplete the Applications,

Review Tests, and MasteryTests for Chapter 5 in your

book.* Remember to complete your scorecard

for the Review Tests in this chapter.

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