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This glossary defines key terms and concepts.
Please note that words set in small capital letters are
themselves defined in the glossary.
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organizing Arranging parts of a text so that the
text as a whole has coherence. The text may use
one strategy throughout or may combine several
strategies to create a suitable organization.
outlining A process for generating ideas and
text or for examining a text. An informal outline simply
lists ideas and then numbers them in the order
that they will appear; a working outline distinguishes
support from main ideas by indenting the former;
a formal outline is arranged as a series of headings
and indented subheadings, each on a separate line,
with letters and numerals indicating relative levels
of importance.
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