OUTLINING HOW TO SURVIVE OUTLINING YOUR AP TEXTBOOK
OUTLINING HOW TO SURVIVE OUTLINING YOUR AP TEXTBOOK
PREPARATION Mental preparation Physical preparation Time Management �Text segments �Working ahead
APPROACHING THE OUTLINE ASSIGNMENT BECOME AN ACTIVE READER STEP 1: SURVEY CHAPTER Text organization Essential questions Pictures! Supplemental readings
STEP 2: READ – THEN OUTLINE One segment at a time Recommend � 1 st - summary/conclusion � 2 nd – Body of chapter � 3 rd – Supplemental sections � 4 th – Highlight headings & subheadings
HOW TO. . . THE FORMAT I. Main section heading A. Subsection title 1. Detail 2. Detail B. Subsection title 1. Detail 2. Detail II. Main Section heading A. Subsection title 1. Detail 2. Detail B. Subsection title 1. Detail 2. Detail Flexibility Allow for individual styles Must use “I” and “A, B” Must use main section headings & subsection titles Bulleted lists/tables, diagrams – okay
GENERAL RULES. . . HOW DO I KNOW WHAT’S IMPORTANT? Each paragraph – main idea � 2 -3 historical details (more or less) Always include �Key names, events, vocabulary (with definitions) �What happened �Causes & effects/results �Compare/contrast �Trends/developments
SHORTCUTS! Total of 2 -3 hours per chapter What works for you. . . �Short phrase or sentence Abbreviate �Government = govt �Economic = econ Political = pol Social = soc
SHORTCUTS, CONTINUED Skip articles (a, the, an) Use symbols & shorthand/texting � And =& money/funding = $ people = ppl � Number = # within = w/in without = w/out � because = b/c led to/resulted in = � Increase/improve = � Decrease/decline =
SHORTCUTS, CONTINUED Example Poor pol leaders + mil frontier $ empire It must work for you!
USING THE OUTLINE Does it work? Does outline help with classwork/homework? If yes – great! If not – revisit & revise strategies For quizzes/tests. . . Use outline as study guide Review essential questions Re-read sections or entire chapter
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