Persuasive Strategy Report

CST  100     Extended  Learning  Institute  

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Formal  Sentence  Outline  Checklist  

Introduction   ___ It has an attention getter

___ It works with topic ___ It is appropriate for audience

___ relates topic to the audience ___ refers to audience experiences, demographics or some aspect

from the audience analysis survey OR ___ highlights areas of common ground shared by the speaker and

audience members ___ has a central idea/thesis

___ It is one single sentence ___ It supports the specific purpose ___ It is persuasive in nature ___ If necessary the topic is narrowed or defined for audience

___ has a preview of the main points

___ It is one single sentence ___ It is in the same order the main points are in the body of the

speech ___ If necessary the speakers credibility is addressed

Body   ___ Each main point supports the thesis statement ___ Each main point contains only one main idea ___ Each main point is supported by sub-points

___ Each sub-point refers specifically to the main point it supports ___ Each sub-point contains only one main idea ___ Sub-points are more specific than the general main points ___ Evidence is used within the outline to support claims (Usually

evidence is the subpoint)

CST  100     Extended  Learning  Institute  

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___ Any facts or ideas which are not common knowledge or personal experience are cited in the outline

___ Evidence is recent ___ Evidence is credible ___ Evidence chosen matches with the type of argument

being made ___ All arguments, claims, examples, analogies, etc make

sense ___ Sub-points are balanced

___ No A without a B ___ No 1 without a 2 ___ So on…

Conclusion   ___ The conclusion restates the thesis ___ The conclusion contains a review of main points ___ The conclusion contains a summary idea/call to action ___ The conclusion does NOT introduce new concepts/ideas ___ The conclusion does not ramble ___ The conclusion does not end with- “that’s it”- or other such phrases

Work  Cited  Page   ___ Work cited is on a separate page ___ It is in APA format ___ It matches the sources referenced in the outline

Other   ___ Transitions are labeled between the introduction, main points, and

conclusion ___ Please use FULL sentences- it’s easier to understand