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Persuasive Topic Approval, Research, and Outline Template of Speech

THESE TOPICS ARE NOT PERMITTED AND WILL NOT BE APPROVED:

Abortion
Immigration
Sexuality
Religion
Marijuana
Texting While Driving
Euthanasia
Cloning
Gun control
Vegan/Eating

Example: Uniforms in Schools Should Be Banned=Approved
Example: Should we ban uniforms in schools? =Not Approved
Example: Why we should ban assault weapons=Not Approved
Example: Ban assault weapons now! =Approved


1. What is the title of your speech? (YOU MUST STATE YOUR CLAIM).

2. Describe your target audience?

3. What is the goal of the persuasive speech?

4. How will the speech be organized?

5. Navigate to the MDC Library Issues and Controversies database and locate articles about your persuasive speech topic. Do not use Google. Use the MDC Library databases. If you submit the assignment with .com resources (40 points will be deducted).

Find a (Pro) article. What is the APA citation of the article?


Find a (Con) article. What is the APA citation of the article?

6. Find and paste a picture of an infographic about your persuasive speech title.

7. Quote a statistic from one of the articles above the way you plan to use the statistic in your speech.

8. Summarize the articles in two (2) paragraphs (5-10 sentences per paragraph). The summary should be in your own words. Do not use bullet points. Do not copy verbatim from the articles.

9. Use the organizational pattern below and write your persuasive speech. The persuasive speech must be in the format below.

Using the organizational pattern/structure below write a persuasive speech :
• Attention Getter: Begin with a quote, statistic or personal anecdote about the topic.
• Listener Relevance: Provide reasons the topic is important and why the audience should care
• Speaker credibility: Explain how you are a credible authority on the topic
• Begin Discussing Topic/Proposition (Value or Policy): Giving information
• Transition to Evidence to Support Value or Policy You are requesting audience to change #1 (statistics)
• Transition to Evidence to support Value or Policy You are requesting audience to change #2 (statistics)
• Opposing Viewpoint
• Rebuttal to Opposing Viewpoint
• Review/In Summary
• Conclusion–Call to Action (You must require the audience to do something: sign a petition, volunteer, sign a pledge card, donate funds, participate in a rally/protest).