Draft Thesis

Literary-analysis-of-rhetoric essay structure anchor: 4-paragraph (or 5-paragraph) card. PARAGRAPH 1 — INTRODUCTION with SOAP intro: name the speech, the speaker, the occasion, the audience, the purpose. State your THESIS — 'In [speech title], [speaker] uses [device 1], [device 2], and [device 3] to [achieve purpose].' PARAGRAPHS 2-3 (or 2-4) — DEVICE-ANALYSIS bodies: each body paragraph analyzes ONE device. TOPIC SENTENCE names the device + claim about its effect. EVIDENCE = an embedded quotation showing the device in action. WARRANT = explanation of HOW the device serves the speaker's purpose. PARAGRAPH 4 (or 5) — SO-WHAT CONCLUSION: synthesize — what does the writer's rhetorical choice reveal about their argument's strategy? Bottom: 'You are analyzing HOW the writer argues, not WHAT they argue. Stay close to the language.' Print-ready 11x17.

Thesis template worksheet with 4 named slots (speech / speaker / 3-device-list / specific-audience-and-purpose) and a draft-line for each. Reverse has 3 worked thesis examples for Lincoln, King, and Adichie. Print-ready 8.5x11.