Organizing the Evaluative Essay

Outline 1: The Block

This outline serves a comparison/contrast of two products

I. Introduction

A. Attention-Getting device to gain reader interest

B. Information about the item(s) being reviewed

C. Thesis/Essay Map

II. Item A.

A. Criterion 1

  1. evidence
  2. evidence
  3. evidence

B. Criterion 2

  1. evidence
  2. evidence
  3. evidence

C. Criterion 3

  1. evidence
  2. evidence
  3. evidence

III. Item B

A. Criterion 1
  1. evidence
  2. evidence
  3. evidence

B. Criterion 2

  1. evidence
  2. evidence
  3. evidence

C. Criterion 3

  1. evidence
  2. evidence
  3. evidence

IV. Conclusion

A. Review important features and criteria

B. Make a recommendation

 

 

I. Introduction

A. Attention-Getting device to gain reader interest

B. Information about the item(s) being reviewed

C. Thesis/Essay Map

II. Criterion 1

A. Product 1

  1. evidence
  2. evidence
  3. evidence

B. Product 2

  1. evidence
  2. evidence
  3. evidence

III .Criterion 2

A. Product 1
    1. evidence
    2. evidence
    3. evidence

B. Product 2

    1. evidence
    2. evidence
    3. evidence

 

IV. Criterion 3

A. Product 1
    1. evidence
    2. evidence
    3. evidence

B. Product 2

    1. evidence
    2. evidence
    3. evidence

V. Conclusion

A. Review important features and criteria

B. Make a recommendation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outline 2: The Point by Point

This outline serves one product

I. Introduction

A. Attention-Getting device to gain reader interest

B. Information about the item(s) being reviewed

C. Thesis/Essay Map

II. Criterion 1

A. Evidence

B. Evidence

C. Evidence

III. Criterion 2

A. Evidence

B. Evidence

C. Evidence

IV. Criterion 3

A. Evidence

B. Evidence

C. Evidence

IV. Conclusion

A. Review important features and criteria

B. Make a recommendation

 

 

 

 

Be sure to include weakness, strengths, advantages and disadvantages. Avoid using "pros and cons" because these are slang terms

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