1. Fill out the reflection Sheet
(ON THE STOOL)

2. XAVIER EDWARDS And the winner is…
(Team Six – Sarah, LaShawn, Drew and Xavier)

3. The Argumentative Speech
We will once again be conducting research for your speeches
An argumentative speech, much like a research paper, has a very specific structure and organization to it
The topic must be something that can be argued (must have two sides to it), AND something that credible research can be found on.

4. Examples of Good Topics
Animal Rights
Banned Books
Child Labor
Standardized Testing
Food Safety Standards
Genetic Modification
Helicopter Parents
Privacy Rights

5. Argumentative Speeches
What is the structure?
Introduction
Includes the thesis statement, which outlines the main argument of the essay
Body of speech (Claim)
This includes your claim, and viable evidence for the claim (at least two points)
Point One [Fact 1, Fact 2, Fact 3]
Point Two [Fact 1, Fact 2, Fact 3]
Point Three [Fact 1, Fact 2, Fact 3]
Body of speech (Counter Claim)
This includes presenting information on the opposite side of your main argument (at least one point of evidence)
Conclusion
Includes a summary of your argument as well as a “so what” as to why your argument is correct

6. Further details
This should all be formal language – no “I”, “me”, “we”, “us”
While your initial argument will be your personal opinion to decide which side of the argument you want to make, this speech should not be opinion based. Everything you argue must be backed up with evidence found in your research
This should be 5-7 minutes in length (this one will have points deducted if it is not long enough, as you need a good amount of time to properly develop your argument)
You need to have at least 5 sources for this speech (3 for your claim, 2 for your counter claim)
From each source, you need to pull at least 5 facts (3 facts to support each point of your claim)
ALL sources MUST come from the databases – NO EXCEPTIONS
The database SIRS (accessible from the Media Center website) specializes in argumentative topics – let’s take a look!

7. Timeline
Your facts and Works Cited page will be due on November 29th (this is the Tuesday we return from Thanksgiving Break) – this means that if you do not work diligently in class to gather these materials, you will have work to do over the break!
The outline will be due on December 1st
The visual presentation will be due on December 6th
We will work on Peer Editing on December 6th and 7th, as well as fine tuning any issues that come up
Presentations for the project will begin on December 8th

8. Other Information Similar to Informative… Different from Informative…
You will need to complete all of this in your Google Folder
Make sure to create color-coded charts to keep track of your sources and facts
We will set these up together once we have chosen topics
You will have three different pieces of your argument, so you will have three different color-coded charts
Let’s take a look at what this will look like
apps.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/do cument/d/1kUko1IkLob5d3 3kIl2mxJF4X2AzZJKnrN4lkE ufUK4M/edit?usp=sharing

9. For the remainder of class
Begin investigating some of the topics that SIRS has to offer – while you can do another topic, as long as it is approved by Ms. Murphy, these are great because SIRS will give you several articles on both sides of the argument, making the actual research much easier
Keep in mind as you choose your topic that we need to keep this non-offensive and school appropriate!
Submit your topic through the Google Form below (this PowerPoint is on the website so you can click the link there)