Letter to the Editor Outline (5%)

*Started in class July 13 and due on Blackboard July 20. Use 3 distinct sources from George Brown’s library For the Letter to the Editor assignment you will craft an essay in the form of a letter to the editor to The Dialog, George Brown’s student newspaper. In it, you will make an argument about any issue in the fashion industry that you are concerned about. You will use logos, pathos, and ethos and other persuasive strategies you have learned in class (specific details, sensory appeals) to convince your readers.

Important: Do not write on this document without making your own copy first; otherwise, you will be filling in your own words on everyone’s template :)

**Everything is in point form except for the thesis statement and any quotations (no more than 3 direct quotations total in the Letter to the Editor; the rest of your evidence should be paraphrased)- this is not a draft, so do not include full paragraphs in your outline.
Writing full paragraphs in the outline will result in losing marks as it defeats the purpose of outlining.
Introduction (click http://dialognews.ca/contact/ for the information you need for this first bit!)

Managing Editor’s Name

Newspaper Name
Newspaper Address
Date
Introduction
Lead readers in, but do not overdo it. Avoid a clichéd hook.
Background info
Thesis (your position written in 1 to 3 sentences)
Reasons and counterarguments for your position. Three reasons with a minimum of 2 pieces of evidence each OR 2 reasons with 3 pieces of evidence each.

Reason #1 (one sentence)
Reason #2 (one sentence)
Reason #3 (if using) One sentence
Opponent’s view: At least one counterargument (What your opponents might say or believe about your position.)

For example:
Fast-fashion drives the entire industry economically, so we should not reform it; low wages are not a concern in the Global South because everything is relative and workers get paid the same as everyone else; only low-quality brands use cheap materials that are bad for the environment; the vintage clothing market has no impact on the environment; we should feel good about sending the
recycled clothes we don’t want to the Global South.

Evidence: remember that you need at least two pieces of evidence for each of your 3 reasons (or 3 pieces of evidence if you present only 2 reasons!).

Evidence for Reason #1
Quotation or paraphrase plus source and in-text citation (e.g. Smith, 2022, para. 2).
Quotation or paraphrase plus source and in-text citation (e.g. Smith, 2022, para. 2).
Quotation or paraphrase plus source and in-text citation (e.g. Smith, 2022, para. 2).

Evidence for Reason #2
Quotation or paraphrase plus source and in-text citation (e.g. Smith, 2022, para. 2).
Quotation or paraphrase plus source and in-text citation (e.g. Smith, 2022, para. 2).

Quotation or paraphrase plus source and in-text citation (e.g. Smith, 2022, para. 2).

Evidence for Reason #3

Quotation or paraphrase plus source and in-text citation (e.g. Smith, 2022, para. 2).
Quotation or paraphrase plus source and in-text citation (e.g. Smith, 2022, para. 2).
Quotation or paraphrase plus source and in-text citation (e.g. Smith, 2022, para. 2).

Evidence for your counterargument Quotation or paraphrase plus source and in-text citation (e.g. Smith, 2022, para. 2).

*Remember that in your actual letter to the editor, (not the outline), you will explain/expand on/illustrate your evidence and tell your readers why it is important and how it relates to your position.