Activity: Paragraph Outlining

Now that you have an idea of the basic structure, look at another paragraph and fill in the partially completed outline that follows it. After you are done, you can compare your outline to the answer key.

Paragraph Outlining Activity

Answer Key

Topic sentence: My Ford Fiesta is a horrible car for winter.

  1. Poor control
    1. slid on a gentle turn
    2. Ran through a stop sign yesterday
  2. Loud
    1. Horrible noise when I turn it on
    2. heater makes a loud rattle
  3. Parts don't work right in the cold
    1. Sometimes the battery won't start
    2. brakes run slowly  
    3. Door locks freeze