Boice spends a lot more time with outlining than I have ever spent in my own writing. I believe the transition to his suggestions may have to happen in several steps. My outlines are sparse, I wouldn't know how to write a detailed one. I am not completely convinced that my writing will be just as creative. My favorite part of the process is when my writing takes me somewhere surprising. I am afraid an outline my hinder this. I will give it a shot, though.
In terms of classroom application, I know that solid outlines help students with on demand writing. We are told that students with the best outlines turn in pieces who receive the highest scores. To me, it was always a chicken and egg thing. My best students tended to turn in good outlines. I don't necessarily believe it was the outline that made them so good.
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