SPEECH UNIT

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SPEECH UNIT
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• Pretest
• Prompt
• Intro to Speech
• Informative
• Argumentative
• Narrative

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Speech Unit

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vd6wRkzCW5qI

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• Discussion
• Where have you encountered speeches given?
• What did you take from them?
• What speeches have you been really moved by?
• What speeches did you leave feeling like it was a
  waste of time? Why?

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• Turn to a partner and give me one answer to each
  question on a post-it note.
• For what real-life situations will you need to
  know how to
• Write a speech?
• Give a speech?
• What makes a speech good?

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Rhetoric

• List words these pictures have in common

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Rhetoric

• Rhetoric
• Using language effectively to persuade, inform,
  educate, and/or entertain
• The art of speaking or writing effectively
• How a message affects the audience
• Rhetorical Situation
• The circumstances in which you communicate

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JournalWhat do these images have in common?
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Rhetoric as an Art

• You are going to draw a visual representation of
  the rhetorical situation (the circumstances in
  which you communicate).
• Here is an example

Message
Sender/Speaker
Audience
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Speech Analysis
What do you see the speaker doing? (body
movement, hand gestures, eye contact, etc)
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
What do you hear? (What is the speaker talking
about? What information are the focusing on? What
information is new to you?)
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
How did the speech make you feel? Why did it make
you feel this way?
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
How will you respond to this speech? What actions
will you take now that youve heard this speech?
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vIEL8PYu4RR4
• (Marshall)
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vm8-_aJ1BiFE
• (Travis)
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vl-gQLqv9f4o
• (Kid President)
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vbTKuyk5A7wQ
• (Books)
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vKYtm8uEo5vU
• (Superhero)

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Rhetoric Stations

• You have received a card with a number 1-4 on
  it.
• There are 4 stations around the room with an
  macbook.
• You will go to your assigned station and watch a
  pre-selected speech with your group.
• Individually, you will draw and fill out a chart
  like the one drawn on the board. Do this on the
  back of your drawing from earlier
• GET CREATIVE!

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Diverse Groups

• Carousel Groups
• We will now divide into groups with a member from
  each station at each new group.
• You will share with your new group what your
  speech was about as well as your responses under
  each category.
• As a group, you will decide what speeches had
  effective rhetoric and which speeches did not
  have effective rhetoric.
• Speech station 1 Effective or Ineffective?
• Speech station 2 Effective or Ineffective? And
  so on

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Closing Discussion

• How would rhetoric change depending on topic,
  situation, and type of speech?
• Informational
• Argumentative
• Narrative

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(No Transcript)
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• Informative Speeches

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Informative Speeches

• Journal Describe a topic you would like to be
  more informed about. Name a celebrity that you
  think could teach America about this topic and
  why you chose them?
• Example I want to learn more about being an
  individual and not caring about the opinions of
  the people around me. My personal style is
  important to me but I get insecure about it
  sometimes because people dont really understand.
  I would choose Lady Gaga to teach America about
  this topic because I think she really grasps what
  it means to be an individual and not care about
  what people think.

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Create Note-Taking Guide

• Get out a sheet of paper.
• Title it Speech Writing Notes
• Create 3 equal columns
• Informative
• Argumentative
• Narrative

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Speech Unit Shape FoldableChoose your shape
Argumentative
Narrative
Informative
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Informative Speeches

• A speech whose purpose is to provide information
  to their audience about a chosen topic.
• There are three main questions to ask yourself in
  order for your informative speech to be effective
  (have good rhetoric)
• Is the information communicated correctly?
• Is the information communicated clearly?
• Is the information made meaningful and
  interesting to the audience?

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Informative Speeches

• We will focus on four main types of informative
  speeches.
• 1. Speeches about concepts
• 2. Speeches about objects
• 3. Speeches about processes
• 4. Speeches about events

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Speeches about Concepts

• What is a concept?
• A concept is a belief, idea, or theory.
• Christianity, Philosophies of Education, Abstract
  words hope, joy, love, etc
• What is a concept you could write a speech about?
• What is a situation where you may have to give
  that speech?

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Speeches about Objectshttp//www.youtube.com/watc
h?vVn1iLdif4Bo

• Objects are tangible items that are all around
  you. Informative speeches about objects focus on
  things existing in the world.
• Objects include, among other things, people,
  places, animals, or products.
• What are examples of objects you could write a
  speech about?
• T-shirt Quilt example, Locket

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HOOK/INTRODUCTION ATTENTION GETTERSMini-Lesson

• The hook is the very first part of your speech
  that catches your audiences attention. The
  beginning of the introduction.
• A Story
• Rhetorical Question
• Quotation
• Unusual Statement
• Humor
• Shocking Statistic

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Example Story Attention Getter

• I woke up that cold, December morning just like
  every morning in the winter completely wrapped
  up from head to toe. My head covered with a hood
  from my oversized sweatshirt, my hands gloved, my
  feet had at least three pairs of socks, and I was
  engulfed in two of my grandmothers quilts. Out
  of all of these garments, the quilts are the most
  precious to me. They hold a thousand memories and
  stories within their patterns. It makes sense
  that these quilts would be the main cause of
  comfort on that cold morning. It was the same
  morning I found out that I would never see my
  grandmother again.
• (Informational Speech of an object Person/My
  grandmother)

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ACTIVITY 1 INTRODUCTIONS

• Write 6 different hooks for a speech about a
  concept or an object (do not have to stick with
  same topic for each, can be completely separate).
• You will use all of the attention getting
  techniques you have taken notes on using one for
  each.
• (story, rhetorical question, quotation, unusual
  statement, humor, or shocking statistic).
• Must have attention getter/hook and then finish
  your introduction with what your speech will be
  talking about.
• WORTH 30 POINTS!

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• Journal Write a roses are red poem as an
  attention getter for an informative speech about
  the concept of love.
• Take up 6 introductions
• Share examples
• Speeches on Objects
• Use effective attention getting techniques

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Speeches about Objects Activity

• Think of an object that means a lot to you.
  (engraved locket, quilt, Maddies bible, etc)
• Write a short speech (2-3 minutes) about an
  object that you have a personal connection with.
• Be sure to add one of the 6 attention getters in
  you intro.
• Worth 25 points!

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Speeches about Objects

• Outline
• Hook/Introduction/Thesis (thesis points below)
• How I obtained the object
• Why the object is important to me
• Future plans for the object
• Closing

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Speeches about ProcessesExample
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vDguSFCkwEz4

• Speeches about processes focus on patterns of
  action.
• Examples
• How hurricanes develop
• How to write a resume
• How to perform a synchronized swimming routine

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Speeches about Processes

• CREDIBILITY
• Why are you the person to teach your audience
  about this process?
• What experience do you have with the process?
• Example How to wrap a Christmas gift.
• Have you ever wondered what it would be
  like to live life as an elf? To wonder around
  without a care in the world except for hot
  chocolate and toys? Well I have, and I did!
• Im going to show you how to wrap a
  Christmas present. I can show you this process
  with expertise because I actually worked in the
  Sears Santa Workshop last holiday season and I
  have a lot of experience

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Speeches about Eventshttp//www.youtube.com/watch
?vpREm0pIm48whttp//www.youtube.com/watch?voMpF
Fh4j0DQ

• Speeches about events focus on things that
  happened, are happening, or will happen.
• When speaking about an event, remember to relate
  the topic to your audience. A speech chronicling
  history is informative, but you should adapt the
  information to your audience and provide them
  with some way to use the information.
• Examples
• 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington
• Events of 9/11
• The World Series

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Thesis Statements for Inf. Speeches

• The thesis statement is that sentence in your
  introduction that tells the audience what your
  speech is going to be about.
• Today I am going to show you
• This evening, I am going to tell you
• The thesis statement IS THE LAST SENTENCE IN YOUR
  INTRODUCTION.

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Thesis Statement
Introduction
Hook
Introductory information
Thesis statement
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Thesis Statement Activity

• Speech topic options
• Concept religion, hope, joy, anger, sadness
• Object parent/guardian, best friend, family
  heirloom
• Processes making As, being kind, how to wrap a
  present, how to be awesome
• Events 9/11, 8th grade promotion, state
  championship, Pearl Harbor, Holocaust, Genocide
  in Darfur
• For two of the types of informative speeches, you
  will create a complete introduction. (20 points)
• Hook, introductory information, thesis statement
• Label each of these parts, just like the example

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• Argumentative Speeches

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Argumentative Speeches

• Argumentative speeches are not meant to persuade
  the audience. Though changing your audiences
  opinion may be an outcome, it is not your motive.
• YOU ARE SIMPLY GOING TO ARGUE YOUR VIEWS AND
  ACKNOWLEDGE THE OTHER SIDE
• You are presenting your argument to the crowd so
  that they now know where you stand.

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Argumentative Speeches

• How do I present my argument
• Use a hook that gets your audiences attention
  and focuses on the topic at hand.
• RESEARCH have evidence to back up your argument
• You cant simply say this is what I believe
  because I just do You HAVE to tell why by using
  credible sources that show how your opinion was
  formed.
• Make 3 solid points all backed with evidence
  (somewhere in the points acknowledge the other
  side of the argument)
• Have a powerful closing that thanks your audience
  for listening to your argument and encourage them
  to develop their own, whatever it may be.

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Argumentative Evidence

• Types of evidence
• Facts
• Information you can prove, evidence you can prove
• definitions
• Truths Statements that many people believe are
  true
• Statistics numbers, percentages, polls
• Examples Case histories and scenarios
• Expert Testimony Credentialed authorities or
  experts in the field
• Eyewitness Testimony Personal experiences of
  others related to the topic

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• Thesis Statements for Argumentative Pieces

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Thesis Statements for Speeches

• Thesis statements for argumentative speeches are
  both similar and different than those used for
  informative speeches.
• For argumentative pieces the thesis must be
  something that can be disagreed with.
• Your thesis will be at the end of your
  introduction.
• RECAP Hook is first part of introduction, thesis
  is last part.
• Vocabulary usually included in a thesis
• IS, ISNT, SHOULD, SHOULDNT, etc

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Argumentative Thesis Statements

• A good thesis statement is short and simple it
  should be no longer than one sentence.
• Good Example Success is a result of doing the
  right things consistently.
• Bad Example In a world full of success gurus and
  books about success, it becomes ever so more
  important to delineate the one trait that
  ultimately determines success doing the right
  things consistently.

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Thesis Statements

• A good thesis statement is limited to one main
  idea.
• Good example The key to successful dieting is
  focusing on a specific goal.
• Bad example The key to successful dieting is
  focusing on a specific goal, which is also the
  key to successfully running a business and
  coaching a football team.

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Thesis Statements

• A good thesis statement declares your view about
  a chosen topic (with no might, maybe, perhaps,
  etcHold firm to your view)
• Good example Lebron James' ability to score,
  pass, and rebound make him the league's most
  valuable player.
• Bad example Does Lebron James' ability to score,
  pass, and rebound make him the league's most
  valuable player?
• Bad Example Lebron James' ability to score,
  pass, and rebound just might make him the
  league's most valuable player

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Thesis Statement
Introduction
Hook
Introductory information
Thesis statement
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Example

• (Hook) It is better to have loved and lost
  than never to have loved at all. (Info) This
  quote reveals what many of us feel when
  relationships, which at one time were awesome,
  end. So many people want to experience love and
  once theyve found that someone they, without
  realizing it, believe that things will always be
  perfect. The sad truth is that a lot of times
  things dont stay perfect. You are then left to
  decide whether or not it was really worth it.
  (Thesis) It is indeed better to experience love,
  even if lost, than not to experience it at all
  because

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Thesis Activity

• For two argumentative topics of your choice you
  will write a complete introduction.
• You must include
• A salutation
• A hook
• Introductory Info
• Thesis Statement
• You must label each part
• Please do one complete introduction on the front
  of your paper and the other on the back.
• WORTH 20 POINTS!

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• Argumentative Speech Project

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Violence and the Media Videos

• http//youtu.be/zomme79LsXw
• http//youtu.be/hilWssIc9bw

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The Issue

• After the tragic shootings at Columbine High
  School in 1999, President Clinton asked the
  Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate
  whether the motion picture, music, and video game
  industries advertised and marketed violent
  material to children and adolescents. Working
  with industry-provided documents, the FTC
  determined that, despite the fact that their own
  ratings systems found the material appropriate
  only for adults, these industries practiced
  "pervasive and aggressive marketing of violent
  movies, music, and electronic games to children.
  (http//aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/
  full/pediatrics108/5/1222)

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Think-Pair-Share

• Do you think there is a link between violence in
  media and real life violence in children/teens?
  Or do you attribute these violent actions to
  another factor in the children/teens' life?

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Argumentative Project (100 pts)

• The influence of violence in the media
• You are going to create a PowerPoint presentation
  where you share your argument about the effect
  that violence in the media has on students.
• Do you think it truly affects students or do you
  think it is just used as entertainment and
  doesnt have a negative effect?
• Argument v. Persuasion Make sure you acknowledge
  the other side of the argument.
• You are going to present your PowerPoint to the
  class as a visual aid for a speech about this
  topic.

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Getting Started

• Salutation
• Hook 6 attention getters
• Introduce the topic
• Thesis
• Ex. In the Media Violence PowerPoint Project, I
  am taking the position that violence in the media
  does/ does not affect children/teens.
• Remember the question youre trying to answer.

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Continuing on

• What are 3 reasons why you believe what you
  stated in your thesis?
• ?
• ?
• ?
• Must acknowledge other side of the argument
  somewhere in the 3 points or directly after
• Closing Restate truths from introduction and
  bring topic full circle. Challenge your audience
  to develop their own opinions.

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• Narrative Speeches

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Narrative Speech Types

• Speeches of introduction
• Introduces main speaker to audience
• Speeches of celebration.
• July 4th, anniversary, graduation/promotion,
  wedding speeches, eulogies (celebrating life)
• Speeches of acceptance
• Speech giving thanks for a gift, award, etc.
• (Grammy awards, Oscars,)
• Speeches of presentation
• Gives a gift, award, recognition.

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Narrative Speeches

• Have a beginning middle and end.
• Tell a story or multiple stories
• Description
• Focus on emotionally connecting to audience.
• How can you do this?

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Narrative Speech Activity Choose One

• Speech of introduction
• Write a short introductive speech for someone in
  your life who has had a positive impact. Pretend
  they are about to give a presentation and you are
  introducing them.
• Speech of celebration
• Write a toast as a best man or maid of honor in
  your best friends wedding. Share stories and
  wish them well in their future together.
• Speech of acceptance
• You have just won an Oscar for a role you played
  in a box office hit!
• Speech of Presentation
• A student has won Wildcat of the month. Write a
  speech to be read on the morning announcements to
  celebrate that student.