Speech #2

Due Date: A Day 9/13B Day 9/12

Type: Informative (manuscript)

Time Limit—3-4minutes

Task: Write an informative speech on a topic of interest. Take your audience into consideration in all aspects of planning. Informal audience analysis is expected.

Your Topic:

  1. Choose a topic in one of the following categories:
  1. Objects, including people—Tell the audience about the importance of a person, place, or thing. Examples: Germs—benefits to the immune system, Sea Turtles—conservation efforts, digital imaging—its impact on movie production.
  2. Process—You will explain how something works. You are not supposed to do a demonstration (This comes later!). Examples: how a car engine works; how fans are used to cool and heat homes; how to be an effective babysitter.
  3. Events—Tell the audience about an important national or world event. Examples: The Kennedy assassination, the election of Barack Obama, America’s moon landing, Desert Storm, D-Day
  4. Concept—Tell about an important idea. Examples: democracy, Buddhism, climate change, America’s debt crisis
  1. Narrow your Topic. Because you only have three minutes to speak, you must narrow your topic considerably. Focus on telling the audience facts that either they know nothing about, but should, or expand on a topic the audience knows about. For example, we all know what global warming is, but your audience might not know what our country is doing about it.

Research—For this speech you must have a minimum of two sources. The sources must be credible and reliable. You may NOT use blogs, Wikipedia, ask.com, askjeeves, or schmoop.com. Evaluate your sources carefully. I could require you to change a source if it is not scholarly and serious. As you research, you are required to take notes.

Manuscript—You will write out your entire speech.

Length and content: The speech must be written in 3-4 pages. It must include your complete introduction, body, and conclusion.

Use an organizational pattern. See pgs. 220-223 in the text book.

Rhetorical Appeals: You must use all three appeals throughout your speech.

Language Focus: Use repetition to enhance the sound and meaning of your speech.

  1. Words— (a.) Use anaphora or epistrophe deliberately and effectively. (b.) Use exact repetition.
  2. Sounds—use alliteration, consonance, AND assonance throughout your speech.

Turn in:

Rubrics

Planning Sheet for the Speech (includes an outline)

Note cards (10 note cards, five for each source; additional sources require additional cards.)

Manuscript of speech. It must be typed.

Works Cited with source evaluation forms attached

Manuscript Speech Rubric

Criteria / Points Possible / Points Received
Formatting—Use MLA format. Margins are set at one inch. The font is Times New Roman, size 12. The paper is double-spaced. / 5 points
Introduction—Includes an attention getter, thesis, audience connection, credibility statement, preview of main points, and transition to the body. / 10 points
Body—Has a clear organizational pattern, uses two types of word repetition, and alliteration, assonance, and consonance throughout. / 20 points
The conclusion—Clearly signals the end of the speech. It restates the main points or reinforces the thesis. / 5 points
Works Cited—Follows MLA format. / 10 points
Total ______/50