Instructions: Write a 5-paragraph essay in which you analyze “Trial by Fire” in

Instructions:
Write a 5-paragraph essay in which you analyze “Trial by Fire” in terms of ethos, pathos, and logos. Explain if / how the author successfully persuades the reader with these strategies.
The essay should be MLA formatted according to the guidelines in Rules for Writers. When using your assigned text, the essay should include in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
Permitted materials: Previous Canvas assignments, the assigned texts, and a dictionary and/or thesaurus.
Outside/internet research/paraphrasing tools/AI/prewritten papers are not permitted and would result in a zero.
You will be evaluated according to the Pierce English 101 rubric found in the Rubrics module.
Here is how to structure your essay:
Paragraph 1: Intro & Thesis/Purpose
Provide context: introduce the topic / issues and relevant information about the text.
Explain the author’s main argument/thesis in a clear sentence.
Provide your own thesis statement about the effectiveness (or shortcomings) of the text.
Paragraph 2: Ethos
Controlling idea / topic sentence that provides support for your
thesis and makes a general point about the author’s appeal to ethos.
Provide 2 examples from the text and explain their significance.
Paragraph 3: Pathos
Controlling idea / topic sentence that provides support for your
thesis and makes a general point about the author’s appeal to pathos.
Provide 2 examples from the text and explain their significance.
Paragraph 4: Logos
Controlling idea / topic sentence that provides support for your
thesis and makes a general point about the author’s appeal to logos.
Provide evidence (2 examples) from the text and explain its significance.

Paragraph 5: Brief Conclusion
Write a concluding statement that sums up, makes sense of, and/or expands upon the ideas in your essay.
Reword your thesis statement.
Reword your topic sentences and bring them together.
Offer an idea, opinion, or new insight.