• Your assignment this week is to develop an outline based on the criteria below. Massage the questions asked in such a way as that allows you to make some comments about your reading. Be sure to connect this reading to our other readings for the course. The purpose of this ouline is to give you a device to use for discussion in class, and to give me some evidence that you read the assignment. Length should be adjusted accordingly.
  

Learning through Discussion - Outline Preparation

Step One
Definitions: List three to five words of which you are unsure. Look them up and write down the
definitions of them.

Step Two
Main Topic Identification: Write down your version of a general statement of the author's message.

Step Three
Subtopic Identification: Identify three to four subtopics.

Step Four
Subtopic Explanation & Questions: Write a brief statement of the subject matter of each subtopic.
Design a question that you would ask for each.

Step Five
Integration with Other Materials: Write down the meaning or usefulness the material has for
understanding other concepts and materials. This step should include concrete concepts and evidence
from the reading related to an outside reading, lecture, film or other material. The analysis should talk
about the concept, the two sets of evidence, and the significance of the comparison.

Step Six
Application: Write down how the material can apply to your own life situation - past, present or future.
What implications does the material hold for your own intellectual pursuits or interests?

Step Seven
Evaluation: Write down your reactions and evaluation of the assignment.

[Adapted from Hill, Wm . Fawcett, Learning Thru Discussion (Sage Publications, 1969)]