If students have a great deal of difficulty completing the Empty Outline, try providing the class with a jumbled list of headings and subheadings and letting them structure the outline by using that content. Provide main headings but not subheadings; at other times, list the subheadings or details and ask students to fill in the main points. For more advanced learners, provide nothing more than guidelines. Simply ask them to create outlines of the focus lesson and indicate how much detail you expect.