{"id":729,"date":"2017-08-20T05:51:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T05:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/?p=729"},"modified":"2017-08-20T05:51:32","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T05:51:32","slug":"using-a-reverse-outline-to-revise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dept.writing.wisc.edu\/wac\/using-a-reverse-outline-to-revise\/","title":{"rendered":"Using a Reverse Outline to Revise"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"729\" class=\"elementor elementor-729 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-koywerx elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"koywerx\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-gjegbhr\" data-id=\"gjegbhr\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ohtpgsn elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ohtpgsn\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Rebecca Schoenike Nowacek, \nEnglish\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-zeeikuh elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"zeeikuh\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-nwtymzh\" data-id=\"nwtymzh\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ekmqrtt elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ekmqrtt\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is a reverse outline?<\/strong><\/p><p>If a regular outline is something you write <em>before <\/em>you draft out your paper, a reverse outline is something you do after you write a draft.<\/p><p><strong>Why should I reverse outline?<\/strong><\/p><p>The reverse outline can be an extremely useful tool for helping you see the big picture of your paper, and can be especially useful for papers in need of major reordering of paragraphs or papers filled with paragraphs that have too many ideas in them and therefore don\u2019t hold together.<\/p><p><strong>How do I make a reverse outline?<\/strong><\/p><p>Go through the paper and number each paragraph. Then on a separate sheet of paper, write #1 and the main point (or points) of that first paragraph. Then, on the next line write #2 and the main point(s) of the second paragraph. Go through the entire paper this way. When you have gone through the entire paper, you will have an outline giving you an overview of your entire paper.<\/p><p><strong>Then what?<\/strong><\/p><p>Now look carefully at your overview, asking yourself the following questions:<\/p><ul><li>Are the paragraphs properly focused, or are there multiple main ideas competing for control of a single paragraph?<\/li><li>Now that you\u2019ve identified the main point of each paragraph, does the topic sentence reflect that point?<\/li><li>Are some of the ideas in a paragraph extraneous and should they therefore be deleted from the paper? Or do they simply need to be moved to a different part of the paper? (Many times you may find that a random idea tacked onto the end of, say, paragraph five really belongs in paragraph eleven where you fully develop that idea.)<\/li><li>When you look at the outline as a whole, does the organization of the paper reflect what you promised in your introduction \/ thesis? If the answer is no, consider whether you need to revise the thesis or revise the organization of the paper.<\/li><\/ul><p>If you\u2019re having trouble making or using a reverse outline, please come talk with me. I am more than happy to help!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Rebecca Schoenike Nowacek, English What is a reverse outline? 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