ENGL 1A Riverside City College Author Baldwin Rhetoric Analysis Essay

For details on what this essay will require, please see the Rhetorical Analysis Essay Prompt. Please understand that I’m assuming you’ve looked at the Basic Essay Structure and Structured Writing from an Outline pages. With that in mind, this is a basic outline for a five paragraph essay:

1. Intro Paragraph
   • Introduce the Topic
   • Provide Context / Background Information
   • Thesis Statement
2. Body Paragraph 1
   • Topic Sentence
   • Context
   • Evidence (Quote)
   • Analysis (3-4 sentences explaining how the evidence supports the topic sentence)
   • Transition
3. Body Paragraph 2
   • Topic Sentence
   • Context
   • Evidence (Quote)
   • Analysis (3-4 sentences explaining how the evidence supports the topic sentence)
   • Transition
4. Body Paragraph 3
   • Topic Sentence
   • Context
   • Evidence (Quote)
   • Analysis (3-4 sentences explaining how the evidence supports the topic sentence)
   • Transition
5. Conclusion
   • Brief Summary of Main Points
   • Restate Thesis
   • Final Thought / Call to Action

The parts that are in red and crossed out you do not have to do for this outline. Everything else, I expect to see on your finished outline. I think this is pretty self explanatory, but if you have any questions at all, please text me on Remind. Also, please feel free to watch this video if you feel like you need a demonstration of how to do this correctly: