construct a formal outline of the speech you will deliver next week. See the provided information below that explains a formal outline and provides you with a template as well.
Guide to Formal Outlining
I. The outline should be in sentence form.
A. That means that each section of the outline must be a complete sentence
B. Each part may only have one sentence in it.
II. Each Roman numeral should be a main section of the speech.
A. Capital letters are main points of the thesis.
1. Numbers are sub-points under the capital letters.
2. Little letters are sub-points under the numbers.
B. Sub-points need to correspond with the idea it is under.
1. This means that capital letters refer to the idea in roman numerals.
2. This means that numbers refer to the idea in the capital letter.
III. All sub-points should be indented the same.
A. This means that all of the capital letters are indented the same.
B. All numbers are indented the same.
IV. No sub-point stands alone.
A. Every A must have a B.
B. Every 1 must have a 2.
C. You don’t need to have a C or a 3, but you can.
D. There are no exceptions to this rule.