SPEECHES

__ ** DATES: ** __ ** CLASS SPEECHES: 23 TO 26 MAY ** ** SYNDICATE SPEECHES: 1 JUNE ** ** SCHOOL SPEECHES: 8 JUNE **
 * You are aiming for your speech to be 3mins long. 30secs over or under this time will be accepted provided it is evident that suitable time and effort has gone into preparing for the delivery of your speech. **

**//Exposition/Speech Writing//** Learning intention: to persuade the audience to your point of view. : to use persuasive writing to express your argument/point of view. : to use examples to support your opinion

Paragraph 1: state your claim : avoid the use of I think, I reckon, in my opinion (they are superfluous) : support your claim with 3 reasons (state reasons but do not go into detail) Paragraph 2: Write about reason 1 and add detail. Paragraph 3: Write about reason 2 and add detail. Paragraph 4: Write about reason 3 and add detail. Paragraph 5: the conclusion : restate claim from paragraph 1 in different words : do not add any new information.

**__Language Features:__** -use formal vocabulary -speech is only 1 side of the argument

<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">**//Active Voice//** <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">The dog bit the boy….. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">The newspaper reporter said…..\ <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">The teacher told the student that….. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">I think that people should not …. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">I think that all students should wear a school uniform…

<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">**//Passive Voice (more formal/allows you to remove yourself and other people from the argument/allows you to work out if the subject does the action or something is done to the subject)//** <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">The boy was bitten **//by//** the dog... <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">**//It was stated//** in the newspaper that……… <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">The student was told **//by//** the teacher that….. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Illegal drugs should not **//be//** used.. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">School uniforms should **//be//** worn..

<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">**//Modal Verbs (show the possibility/probability of something happening)//** <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">**//If//** the Government **//had//** enough money, all students **//would//** have computers. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">**//If//** the student works hard, she **//should//** achieve well. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">**//If//** I **//had//** an interesting book, I **//would//** read it. <span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">(All actions in the second part of the sentence are dependent on something else happening first)

<span style="color: #af051e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Speech Outline: (class draft) <span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Why …… (Title) You might shorten it. <span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Paragraph 1-opening statement/3 supporting statements. Like a summary/outline

<span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Introductory paragraph <span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">It is important, (1) First reason. (2) Second reason (3) Third reason

<span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Paragraph 2 (elaboration) <span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Explain the first reason; Add factual information as well as opinion. <span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Paragraph 3 (elaboration) <span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Explain second reasons. Add factual information and opinion <span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Paragraph 4 (elaboration) <span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Explain third reason as for previous paragraph. Remember own experiences

<span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Paragraph 5 (conclusion) <span style="color: #0006ff; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">Restate first position giving a summary statement then involve the audience with a question.

<span style="color: #ff0022; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 13pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt;">CONGRATULATIONS GEORGIA !