1. AP Language and Composition
PERSUASIVE SPEECHES

2. OBJECTIVE
Students will demonstrate a deeper understanding for one of society’s issues that they feel strongly about by giving a speech to persuade the audience towards their views.
Students will incorporate the rhetorical skills that they have been analyzing in speeches, articles, and documents into THEIR own speech.

3. PERSUASIVE SPEECHES
You are to choose an issue that you feel strongly/passionate about.
Write a speech that discusses your issue, as well as your viewpoint on the topic.
Include rhetorical strategies and a call to action.

4. PERSUASIVE SPEECHES Your speech must be a minimum of 2 minutes long.
You are allowed to use visuals BUT you cannot have text accompanying the visuals.
You can use notecards but you will deducted points if you strictly read off of the notecards.

5. PERSUASIVE SPEECHES
You will turn in a copy of your speech with your rhetorical strategies annotated & explained.
You will be graded on the following:
CONTENT
SPEECH LENGTH
ENGAGEMENT OF THE AUDIENCE
USE OF RHETORICAL STRATEGIES
OVERALL PRESENTATION (Volume, eye contact, etc.)

6. PERSUASIVE SPEECHES
You will have all of break to prepare for this speech.
THIS FRIDAY: Library for research
Speeches will begin the week that we return from winter break
Speeches are worth 100 points of your Essays/Projects/Presentation grade (40%)