Deadline of Outline is: ___________________

Deadline of Paper: ______________________

THE THESIS STATEMENT

First, REMEMBER: This is a critique of the effectiveness of the modes of

persuasion used, and not a summary of the film.
Your thesis statement should include: (a) the rhetorical strategies used by
the director; and, (b) the purpose/goal of the film
o Example: Different modes of persuasion were used for the audience to
effect change in the American food industry.
o Example 2: The director capitalized on ethos, pathos and logos to
persuade viewers to act on the deceptions of the food industry.
o Incorrect Example 1: Food manipulation can cause both positive and
negative effects to the human race. this is a thesis suitable for a
cause-effect essay
o Incorrect Example 2: Food safety is an important issue that the public
must be aware of and should be upheld especially in companies that
produce food. this is a thesis suitable for an informative essay
Please do not copy these examples, but create your own depending on what
you think the purpose of the film is.

THE OUTLINE
You are required to write a 5-paragraph essay. No minimum number of
pages and words. Your essay will primarily be graded based upon the depth
of your discussion.
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Attention grabber related to food and health
1.2 About the Film (year, producer, why the film was produced)
1.3 Thesis Statement: (write thesis statement here)
2.0 Ethos was a beneficial tool in informing the viewers that the issue is a serious
one, and that the people behind the film are credible.
2.1 Tone of the Narrator/Writer
2.2 Details about the Narrator/Writer/Producer
2.3 Effect of Ethos on the Viewers
3.0 Topic Sentence about Pathos
3.1 Supporting Detail
3.2 Supporting Detail
3.3 Effect of Pathos on the Viewers
4.0 Topic Sentence about Logos
4.1 Supporting Detail
4.2 Supporting Detail
4.3 Effect of Logos on the Viewers
5.0 Conclusion
5.1 Restatement of Thesis Statement

5.2 Are the writers/director successful in conveying their message?

5.3 Prediction regarding their advocacy

The order does not have to be ethos-pathos-logos you may use emphatic
order (i.e. least to most striking).
Push yourself to vary sentence structures and word choice throughout the
essay.

FORMAT OF THE ESSAY:

1. Font: Arial, 10.
2. Margin: 1 inch (Left & Right); 1.5 inches (Top & Bottom)
3. Line Spacing: Double
4. Do not double enter. Heres an image of what double enter looks like

Versus not double entering

EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS FOR YOUR ESSAY (Manlapaz & Francisco, 2005)

Here is a list of transition words that help achieve coherence.
1. Use of transitional devices to
show:
a. Addition
b. Comparison
c. Contrast

d. Concession
e. Example
f. Emphasis
g. Time sequence

h. Summary

i. Results
j. Location
2. Repetition of key words and
phrases

3. Pronoun reference

again, also, and, and then, besides, equally

important, finally, further, furthermore, in
addition, moreover, still, too
also, in the same way, likewise, similarly
although, and yet, despite that, even so, even
though, for all that, however, in contrast, in
spite of, instead, nevertheless,
notwithstanding, on the contrary, on the
other hand, otherwise, regardless
granted, naturally, of course, admittedly
as an illustration, for example, for instance,
namely, specifically, that is, to illustrate
certainly, indeed, in fact, of course
after a while, afterward, as long as, at last, at
length, at that time, before, besides, earlier,
eventually, formerly, in the past, lately,
meanwhile, now, presently, shortly,
simultaneously, since, so far, soon, still,
subsequently, then, thereafter, too, until,
until now, when
all in all, altogether, as has been said, finally,
in brief, in conclusion, in other words, in
short, in simpler terms, in summary, on the
whole, that is, therefore, to put it differently,
to summarize
thus, therefore, as a result, consequently, to
this end
above, below, here, there, opposite
Video games provide its viewers the
capability to actively participate while TV
doesnt. On TV, one cannot tell Popeye when
to eat spinach, or warn Indiana Jones about
the dangerous trap nearby.
Investigations revealed that Harris and
Klebold both enjoyed playing DOOM, a
bloody first-person shooting game licensed
by the US military to train soldiers to
effectively kill. Their obsession for the game

gave them the motivation to develop their

own customized version of DOOM, with
added weapons, unlimited ammunition and
helpless opponents.