1. 11/18/15 BR- What is your topic? What is the specific problem?
Today: Project Soapbox – Day 3. Writing a rough draft

2. Homework: Preparing for a Speech
What do you wish you could change(in your community or society)?
Name something that really makes you mad or that you think is unfair
Based on your answers to questions 1 and 2, name an issue that is very important to you and explain why it is important to you.
Who else is affected by this issue?
Why should other people care about this issue?

3. Vocabulary Journal #12
Rhetoric: the art of speaking or writing effectively to persuade.

4. Persuasive Speeches Contain 3 Parts
Define a problem
Explain why this is a problem (use evidence)
Issue a call to action (What do you want your audience to do?)
The goal of your speech is to persuade your audience to support your cause. Rhetoric.

5. Persuasive Appeals
A good speech usually appeals to the audience’s intellect (head) or their emotions (heart) through
Logical Appeals (logos) – appeal to the audience to use reason and analysis. Example: Using statistics and facts
Emotional Appeal (pathos) – appeal to the audience’s deep emotions. Example: Using a personal story

6. Let’s look at some examples..
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7. Examining Speech Structure
RFK Speech
What problem does the speaker identify?
What is the evidence that there is a problem?
Who do you think the audience is?
What does the speaker want the audience to do?

8. Persuasive Speeches Contain 3 Parts
Define a problem
Explain why this is a problem (use evidence)
Issue a call to action (What do you want your audience to do?)
The goal of your speech is to persuade your audience to support your cause. Rhetoric.

9. Persuasive Appeals
A good speech usually appeals to the audience’s intellect (head) or their emotions (heart) through
Logical Appeals (logos) – appeal to the audience to use reason and analysis. Example: Using statistics and facts
Emotional Appeal (pathos) – appeal to the audience’s deep emotions. Example: Using a personal story

10. Instant Speech -
Can you talk for 30 seconds for 30 points about one of the following topics?
Cursing results in an automatic loss!

11. Cafeteria Food
Dances
Friends
Best Class
Worst Class
Family
Video Games
Movies
Sports Teams
Pets
Homework
Teachers
Rappers
Ice Cream
Obama
Hot Chips
Celebrities
Bad Boy/girl friend
Reading
Gossip
Good Date
Haters
Random
Happiness

12. Write a Rough Draft
Using your homework and the Project Soapbox Rough Draft Guide – write a rough draft of your speech. You may work with a partner or alone.
If there is time, read the speech to your partner
Be sure to have the draft done for tomorrow