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CHAPTER 17
The Hidden Benefits of Outlining Your Textbook Does the thought of having to outline a chapter in your textbook bring on a fit of sighs and eye-rolling? It shouldn’t, because outlining your textbook is actually an easy and very effective way to learn. The beauty of outlining is that it enables students to condense large amounts of expository information into manageable, bite-sized, and logically organized chunks that are easy for Brainy to digest. There is another hidden benefit to outlining your textbook The process of outlining—selecting important information, shrinking it into outline format, and writing it out by hand, improves a student’s comprehension and retention of the information. Outlines also make great study guides. Outlining is a skill you’ll definitely need for success throughout high school and college. Let’s start using this skill now! It’s great way to learn.
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Learning Goals By the end of this chapter you will be able to: 1. Explain the benefits of outlining a textbook chapter. 2. Create a basic Roman Numeral formatted chapter outline. 3. Outline a sample textbook chapter.
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