Activity Four- Developing a persuasive speech/argument

 

Within this fourth activity/lesson the teacher shall discuss how you can fine tune and ensure that a persuasive speech you will create utilising all the methods you have been taught. Tactics, creativity, passion, speech patterns, are all in developing within your capability to deliever a speech/argument and headed towards a finely articulated piece of work. For ease of understanding this activity/lesson is placed in an order of sequence. This may be changed at the need/desire of the teacher.

 

Activity Four: A/B- Getting things together

 

This fourth activity is somewhat of a longer one (The teacher may choose to run it over an entire week). In Activity

Four: A- the teacher shall largely direct what you are going to do. The teacher will ensure however, that they allocate you the correct time and freedom to make sure that you are producing your own work and not just copying the teacher or anyone else. Your topic shall be given to you from a list. You may choose a topic from this list. In Activity Four: B- the teacher shall allow extra time for you to come up with an exact topic that you need to investigate. If you are doing well and have a large grasp of the assessment task you are creating, you will be encouraged to take on an extra challenge by playing the devil’s advocate. (Arguing against what you believe in)

 

• The teacher will introduce the assessment task to you and provide you with the Assessment Rubric that you will be marked on.

• The teacher shall allow you time to decide on what topic and question you would like to make a speech about. A list of possible topics has been supplied in Appendix B of this document. (This could be decided as a homework topic. Allowing more class time for research)

• You must research key points about your topic, skills and tactics you are going to use, key evidence, exactly how you are going to approach your topic.  You must also consider who you are addressing and what persuasive techniques you shall use to capture your audience’s attention

• You must actually produce a persuasive speech/argument. You can use visual aids such as PowerPoint, posters, images etc. to assist you with their speech.

 

Due to the large and lengthy nature of this particular activity, the teacher may wish to designate certain homework tasks for you. They can also decide whether you have a time limit or not. (This would be advisable depending on the size of the class)