INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY 3 WHO AM I? Directions: Introduce yourself by creating a topic outline. Use words or phrases that will describe your personality. You may write what your likes and dislikes, your favorite movies and etc.

INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY 3
WHO AM I?
Directions: Introduce yourself by creating a topic outline. Use words or phrases that will
describe your personality. You may write what your likes and dislikes, your favorite
movies and etc. Follow the five-paragraph essay arrangement in the example given on
page 11 as your guide. Write the main points and support it with details. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

page 11
A topic outline is
the same as sentence
outline except you use
words or phrases instead
of complete sentences. It
summarizes the main
topics and subtopics in
words and phrases to
keep the outline short and
easier to comprehend. All
the headings, however,
must be written in parallel
structure, in other words,
be consistent. If you use
phrase, stick with the
phrase until the end, do
not use sentence in the
middle of the writing. Let
us take a look at the
example below.
I. Life is good.
(sentence)
A. Basic
needs (phrase)
B. Low home
prices (phrase)
II. Good life
(phrase)
A. Happy
family (phrase)
B. Low home
prices (phrase)
Let us take some time to read a sample topic outline
from M Libraries written by Mariah for the essay she is
developing. Her purpose is to inform, and her audience is a
general audience of her fellow college students. Notice how
Mariah begins with her thesis statement. She then arranges
her main points and supporting details in outline form using
short phrases in parallel grammatical structure.
I. Introduction
Thesis statement: Everyone wants the newest and
the best digital technology, but the choices are many,
and the specifications are often confusing.
II. E-book readers and the way that people read
A. Books easy to access and carry around
1. Electronic downloads
2. Storage in memory for hundreds of
books
B. An expanding market
1. E-book readers from booksellers
2. E-book readers from electronics and
computer companies
C. Limitations of current e-book readers
1. Incompatible features from one brand to
the next
2. Borrowing and sharing e-books
III. Film cameras replaced by digital cameras
A. Three types of digital cameras
1. Compact digital cameras
2. Single lens reflex cameras, or SLRs
3.Cameras that combine the best features of
both
B. The confusing “megapixels wars”
C. The zoom lens battle
IV. The confusing choice among televisions
A. 1080P vs. 768P
B. Plasma screens vs. LCDs
C. Home media centers
V. Conclusion
How to be a wise consumer