AP Language and Composition PERSUASIVE SPEECHES

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.

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.

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.

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.)

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%)

Speech Rubric You will be graded based on the 9 point AP Rubric. The speech is worth 100 points [essentially an essay] Your speeches will be graded based on: The use & effectiveness of rhetorical strategies (have a printed copy of your speech with all strategies annotated & explained in the margins) Overall speech presentation (volume, eye contact, confidence) Speech content Speech length (2-5 minutes) Engagement of audience

Examples: American Rhetoric Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird (8 min) Remember the Titans (Audio 1-2 min) Independence Day (Audio 2 min) Avatar (1 min)