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If you need a little extra help with your outline notes or have never taken them before. Please read below for help!!

Outline notes, like any other note-taking strategy are just one way to organize information you are learning about. In this particular case the Roman Numerals, Letters and Numbers all indicate different things. In my class the Roman Numerals will always be the Red Headings in your book. The Main Category will always be the title of that section of the text book. Remember it is important to properly indent, or move in when you use the numbers and letters so you can see what is a subcategory. 

 

Below you will find 2 examples, to help you better understand how Outline Notes work. The first shows just how the categories work and the second shows how Outline Notes might look if you were taking them on different sports. 

Main Category

I. Subcategory that is part of Main Category

  A. Notes on Subcategory I.

    1. Notes on Subcategory I.

  B. Notes on Subcategory I.

  C. Notes on Subcategory I.

II. Subcategory this is part of Main Category.  

  A. Notes on Subcategory II.

  B. Notes on Subcategory II.

  C. Notes on Subcategory II. 

III. Subcategory this is part of Main Category.

  A. Notes on Subcategory III.

  B. Notes on Subcategory III.

  C. Notes on Subcategory III.

 

Below is an example of outline notes using Sports as the main subject. Each roman numeral is a type of sport, each letter under that sport is about that particular sport. Any regular number under a letter indicates it is about the previous letter. (See point 1, under A. Orange Ball)

 Sports

I. Basketball

  A. Orange Ball

     1. Usually different sizes for boys and girls

  B. Hoop

  C. Court

II. Football

  A. Field

  B. Endzone

     1. Getting the ball in the endzone is called a touchdown.

  C. Brown Ball

III. Baseball

  A. Diamond field

  B. Bat

  C. White Ball.

Here is an Example of Outline Notes from the French and Indian War!

Below our the Roman Numerals 1-10

 

1- I

2- II

3- III

4- IV

5- V

6- VI

7- VII

8- VIII

9- IX

10- X

 

Here is an Example of Outline Notes from the Chapter 7 Section 1 Early Years of the War

Early Years of War Outline Notes Example
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