Writing Project 2 Outline

Directions: Fill in the places of this outline where you see:

________________. Be sure to provide the quotes or description from
the text you will be using for each body paragraph, as well as, the
page number. Remember, this is a working outline, and therefore
your paper may look slightly differentthats okay.
Introduction
Hook
Rhetorical Prcis*
* Most likely, you will only create the prcis for the text which you think
is better; however, you may do a prcis for each text.
Thesis Statement
Account Paragraph: This paragraph is about (Source 1)
Topic Sentence: ___________________
Quote or Evidence: _________________
Explanation for how quote supports Topic Sentence: _______________
Evaluate Paragraph: This paragraph discusses the Aristotelian Appeal
______________.
Topic Sentence:________________
Example of Appeal being used: ______________
Explanation for how the Aristotelian Appeal was (in)effective:
______________.
Evaluate Paragraph: This paragraph discusses the Rhetorical Strategy
______________.
Topic Sentence:________________
Example of Appeal being used: ______________
Explanation for how the Rhetorical Strategy was (in)effective:
______________.
Account Paragraph: This paragraph is about (Source 2)
Topic Sentence: ___________________
Quote or Evidence: _________________
Explanation for how quote supports Topic Sentence: _______________
Evaluate Paragraph: This paragraph discusses the Aristotelian Appeal
______________.
Topic Sentence:________________

Example of Appeal being used: ______________

Explanation for how the Aristotelian Appeal was (in)effective:
______________.
Evaluate Paragraph: This paragraph discusses the Rhetorical Strategy
______________.
Topic Sentence:________________
Example of Appeal being used: ______________
Explanation for how the Rhetorical Strategy was (in)effective:
______________.
Conclusion: Your conclusion should reassert your findings (i.e. which text is
better at what).