Still other divisions may be made if we consider the subject from the point of view of the teams or the players themselves. Can you suggest any such divisions?
In the same way choose one of the subjects given below. Change it, if necessary. Then write out the topic of each division in as few words as possible.
1. An important electrical device.
2. A ball game.
3. Getting dinner.
4. The aeroplane.
5. Photography.
6. How styles change.
7. The back-to-the-farm movement.
8. Why oriental rugs are expensive.
9. Wireless telegraphy.
10. The business course in this school.
Exercise 156—The Outline
If your theme consists of more than one division, before you begin to speak or write you should prepare a definite working plan or outline. It should include enough to suggest the first sentence of each division and the more important details within each. The outline will help you in speaking or writing to arrange the topics so that they will follow one another clearly. If you have an outline, there will be much less danger of including details which do not belong to the subject and of omitting details which should appear.
In the following very simple outlines notice the use of indentation:
1
The Problem of Keeping our Cities Clean
I. The cleaning of streets.
(a) In summer.
(1) The cost of sprinkling.
(b) In winter.
(1) The cost of removing snow.
II. The cleaning of alleys.
(a) The disposal of garbage.
III. The smoke nuisance.
(a) Smoke consumers.
(b) Smoke inspection.
2
Public Gymnasiums
I. Definition of a public gymnasium.
(a) Location.
(b) Equipment.
(c) Management.
II. Benefits to the public.
(a) Keeps children off the streets.
(1) Congested districts.
(b) Develops them physically.
(c) Affords them pleasure.
(1) Outdoor and indoor games.
(2) Bathing at beaches connected with gymnasiums.