Introductory Paragraph (2-3 sentences) Hook (1-2 sentences): Introduce the subject matter of your chosen essay and provide an interesting piece of information relating to the history of the issue or place your reader into the context of when the speech was delivered. My hook: Thesis statement (1 sentence): Paragraph #1: SOAPS (use your SOAPSTone analysis to help you plan) Speaker: Occasion: (hint: consider the antecedent action- what has led up to this point that the speaker feels the need to share his or her message?) Audience: Purpose: Subject matter: Paragraph #2: Tone Analysis (use your SOAPSTone analysis to help you plan) Topic sentence: (introduce the tone the speaker uses and why this tone is effective to achieving their purpose) Quote #1: Important connotation in quote #1: How this assists in creating the tone and achieving the desired purpos: Quote #2: Important connotation in quote #2: How this assists in creating the tone and achieving the desired purpose: Paragraph #3: Three Rhetorical Devices (use your Rhetorical Devices Analysis to plan) Topic sentence: (Describe the importance of particular rhetorical devices the speaker employs.) Quote #1: Explanation: What makes this quote an example of (ie: metaphor: what’s being compared to what? Parallelism: what does the speaker place in parallel structure? Antithesis: what ideas are being contrasted? etc.) Analysis: How does this rhetorical device help to contribute towards the overall purpose of the speech? Quote #2: Explanation: What makes this quote an example of (ie: metaphor: what’s being compared to what? Parallelism: what does the speaker place in parallel structure? Antithesis: what ideas are being contrasted? etc.) Analysis: How does this rhetorical device help to contribute towards the overall purpose of the speech? Quote #3: Explanation: What makes this quote an example of (ie: metaphor: what’s being compared to what? Parallelism: what does the speaker place in parallel structure? Antithesis: what ideas are being contrasted? etc.) Analysis: How does this rhetorical device help to contribute towards the overall purpose of the speech? Conclusion Paragraph (1-2 sentences) Restate your thesis Explain how the use of particular rhetorical devices, diction, and tone contribute to the overall effectiveness of achieving the speaker’s purpose My conclusion paragraph: