Persuasive Speech
PERSUASIVE SPEECH (12 POINTS)
STUDENTS MUST PREPARE AND DELIVER A 5 MINUTE PERSUASIVE SPEECH.
THE SPEECH SHOULD HAVE AN ATTENTION GETTING DEVICE AS WELL AS AN EFFECTIVE CONCLUSION.
THE SPEECH SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO 5 MAIN POINTS
1) INTRODUCTION 2) PROBLEM 3) CAUSE 4) SOLUTION 5) CONCLUSION
THE SPEECH MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 5 SOURCES (NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES ONLY-NO INTERNET SOURCES) THE SOURCES SHOULD BE IN PARENTHESIS IN THE OUTLINE YOU TURN IN.
STUDENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO USE A VISUAL AIDE BUT VISUAL AIDES ARE ENCOURAGED.
EACH STUDENT MUST TURN IN A 2 PAGE TYPED SPEECH OUTLINE. STUDENTS SHOULD PROVIDE AS MUCH DETAIL IN THE OUTLINE AS POSSIBLE. STUDENTS MUST USE COMPLETE SENTENCES ETC. SOURCES MUST ALSO BE INCLUDED IN PARENTHESIS INSIDE THE OUTLINE. PLEASE REVIEW THE EXAMPLE PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINES POSTED UNDER FILES.
ALL STUDENTS MUST GIVE THE SPEECH IN PERSON AND STAY TO WATCH THE OTHER STUDENTS SPEECHES ON THE ELAC CAMPUS.
FINDING A PERSUASIVE SPEECH TOPIC
Unlike the informative speech, where we were just giving information about your topic, the persuasive speech requires that you choose one side of an issue and PERSUADE the audience to agree with you.
GOOD PLACES TO LOOK FOR PERSUASIVE SPEECH TOPICS:
A SHOW CALL “FRONTLINE” ON PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/
GO TO THE “TOPICS” BUTTON AND CLICK ON IT.
THE FOLLOWING TOPIC AREAS (LISTED ON FRONTLINE) OFTEN HAVE AMAZING TOPICS
“CRIMINAL JUSTICE”
“EDUCATION”
“HEALTH”
“ENVIRONMENT”
ONE YOU GET TO THE WEBSITE YOU CAN PLAY SMALL PREVIEWS OF THE PROGRAMS TO SEE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND YOU CAN WATCH THE PROGRAMS ENTIRELY ONLINE.
CBS 60 MINUTES
http://www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/
DATELINE NBC
http://www.nbcnews.com/dateline
MOTHER JONES MAGAZINE
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT YOUR THESIS STATEMENT MUST BE WRITTEN AS AN ARGUMENT.
INCORRECT SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENT:
TODAY, I AM GOING TO PERSUADE THE AUDIENCE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.
THIS SAMPLE IS NOT WRITTEN PROPERLY (AS AN ARGUMENT) BECAUSE THE SENTENCE DOES NOT TELL THE AUDIENCE WHAT SIDE THE SPEAKER IS ON. THE WORD “ABOUT” IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE IT LEAVES THE THESIS AMBIGUOUS. WHAT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT???????
You must write the thesis statement so that it clearly stated what side you are on.
CORRECT SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENT:
TODAY, I AM GOING TO PERSUADE THE AUDIENCE THAT THE ENVIRONMENT IS IN JEOPARDY AND WE MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO SAVE IT.
INCORRECT SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENT:
TODAY I’M GOING TO PERSUADE THE AUDIENCE ABOUT GUN CONTROL.
(WHAT ABOUT IT? ARE YOU FOR IT? AGAINST IT?…..THE WAY THE ABOVE SENTENCE IS WRITTEN WE HAVE NO IDEA.
CORRECT SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENT:
TODAY I’M GOING TO PERSUADE THE AUDIENCE THAT THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BAN ALL AUTOMATIC AND SEMIAUTOMATIC FIRE ARMS.
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