INTO THE WILD ESSAY OUTLINE
What is your position?
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Write a sentence that states your position.
Main point 1
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What is one of the major points that you will try
and prove in your essay?
What quote are you going to use to defend it?
Rhetorical Appeal
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What rhetorical appeal are you planning to use for
this point?
What will you do to show that it is the appeal you
want?
Main point 2
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What is one of the major points that you will try
and prove in your essay?
What quote are you going to use to defend it?
Rhetorical Appeal
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What rhetorical appeal are you planning to use for
this point?
What will you do to show that it is the appeal you
want?
Discuss your points
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With your partner, discuss the major points that you
will be using in this essay.
Explain the rhetorical appeals you are using
Which point will you Rebut?
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Decide which point you think would be easiest or
most interesting to create a rebuttal argument.
Which appeal will you use rebut it?
Will this change any of the other rhetorical appeals
that you have already planed to use?
Which quote will you use for your rebuttal?
Discuss
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Share what you are planning to write.
Are there any holes that either of you can see in the
argument?
Does it all make sense?
 Why?
Why not?
Introduction
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How will you hook the audience?
How will you transition from the hook to discussing
the book?
How will you state your thesis or claim? (You did this
on the first slide.)
Conclusion
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How do you plan to conclude the essay?