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Appendix A: Concepts and Strategies for Revision 464 1 Theatre is an important part of education and childhood development Setting up and providing thesis statement 2 There have been many changes in recent history to public education in the United States Providing context for thesis 3 Theatre programs in public schools have been on the decline over the past two decades Providing context and giving urgency to the topic 4 a) Theatre has social/emotional benefits b) Theatre has academic benefits Supporting and explaining thesis 5 a) Acknowledge argument in favor of standardized testing b) STEAM curriculum incorporates arts education into other academic subjects Disarming audience, proposing a solution to underfunded arts programs 6 Socioeconomic inequality is also an obstacle to theatre education Acknowledging broader scope of topic 7 Looking forward at public education reform, we should incorporate theatre into public education Call to action, backing up and restating thesis But wait—there’s more! Once you have identified the idea(s) and purpose(s) of each paragraph, you can start revising according to your observations. From the completed reverse outline, create a new outline with a different sequence, organization, focus, or balance. You can reorganize by • combining or dividing paragraphs, • re-arranging ideas, and • adding or subtracting content. Reverse outlining can also be helpful in identifying gaps and redundancies: now that you have a new outline, do any of your ideas seem too brief? Do you need more evidence for a certain argument? Do you see ideas repeated more than necessary? After completing the reverse outline above, the student proposed this new organization : 137 Proposed changes based on reverse outline: