1. Week 12: Research and Speech Drafting
Topic: America should be involved in globally ending slavery.

2. Lined Paper and Writing Utensil
ON YOUR DESK:
Lined Paper and Writing Utensil

3. America should be involved in globally ending slavery.
Topic:
America should be involved in globally ending slavery.
Acknowledge that while a topic always has two sides, for this speech the entire class will work together to formulate a speech supporting this claim.

4. Steps to a Successful Research Paper/Speech
Step One: Research
Before ever being able to write a speech, you must find information to support your stance on the topic.
Step Two: Composition
Once enough information is gathered, you can then write an effective speech with real evidence to support your argument.
Address this quickly. This justifies the rationale for studying various texts prior to writing.

5. Step One: Research Reading
21st Century Slavery by A. Potenza

6. Step One: Gathering Information from Sources
You will want to find texts that support both sides of a topic’s argument.
This gathering of information will prepare you to create an effective argument supported with data/information.
Sources should be well respected or credible (must have ethos).

7. Studying a text to build an argument: Read
Claim:
All information should support the original claim
Counterclaim
All information should argue against the original claim
Topic:
America should be involved in
globally ending slavery.
Instructions: Provide sticky notes for students.
Allow them to place the sticky notes where they think claim and counterclaim information exist within the text.

8. Studying a text to support a claim.
Because of the booming population in developing countries, the number of people desperate to improve their lives is increasing. That boosts the supply of potential victims and makes them cheaper on the slavery black market, as the law of supply and demand would dictate.
While an average slave in the American South in 1850 cost the equivalent of $40,000 in today's money, trafficking a person costs about $90 today.
Today, every country on earth has recognized slavery as criminal-just like piracy and genocide. But the movement to end modern slavery is fairly new. In 2000, for the first time, the international community-including the U.S.-came together and signed a protocol to fight human trafficking, defining what it is.
Texts for this week’s assignment were gathered from SIRS knowledge source.

9. Studying a text to build a counterclaim.
Slavery is as old as civilization itself. It existed in the earliest societies in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and China. In the Roman Empire, prisoners of war and people who couldn't pay their debts were sold into slavery and forced to work in homes, mines, factories, and on farms. Slaves did everything from building aqueducts to fighting as gladiators in the Colosseum. At the height of Rome's power, they made up 30 percent of the population.
The tradition of slavery is timeless. It will always be around and is, therefore, not worth the fight.
About 76 percent of the world's slaves are in 10 countries, including India, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Russia. In these countries, poverty, corruption, crime, and discrimination against certain ethnic groups create the perfect storm for traffickers to thrive.
*Majority Not in United States (Refutation: US responsibility for globe)
Texts for this week’s assignment were gathered from SIRS knowledge source.

10. Lined Paper Writing Utensil Claim/Counterclaim Work Resource
ON YOUR DESK:
Lined Paper
Writing Utensil
Claim/Counterclaim Work
Resource

11. 21st Century Slavery by A. Potenza
Step Two:
Composition
21st Century Slavery by A. Potenza

12. *TIP* Step Two: Composition
After gathering research, you will compose your speech.
*TIP*
Build your claim and counterclaim paragraphs first.
This will help you understand what to discuss in your introduction and conclusion

13. America should be involved in globally ending slavery.
Assignment and Topic
Assignment
Within a one minute speech, respond to the following topic. You may either argue for the topic or against the topic.
Topic
America should be involved in globally ending slavery.

14. Speech Structure: 4 Paragraphs
Introduction
Claim (Paragraph supporting position)
Counterclaim (Paragraph against position)
Conclusion
*EACH PARAGRAPH HAS BEEN DISSECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION. You may either present just the basic outline of a paragraph, or discuss each element needed in each paragraph.

15. Paragraph One: Introduction
Use the following slides to build the introduction to your speech

16. Introduction Paragraph Structure by Sentence Hook
Basic Topic Information
Thesis
*EACH PARAGRAPH HAS BEEN DISSECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION. You may either present just the basic outline of a paragraph, or discuss each element needed in each paragraph.

17. Introduction: Hook Hook Connects audience to the idea of the essay
Grabs audience’s interest
Could be a shocking statistic about slavery from our article.

18. Introduction: Basic Topic Information
Three or four sentences should be spent “warming” the reader up to the idea of the essay
Topic: Global slavery
Provide information to support the audience’s understanding of the topic

19. Introduction: Thesis Thesis: Use TPR to build your thesis.
Topic: America
Position: should be involved in globally ending slavery
Reason: because… (connect this to your claim and counterclaim)

20. Paragraph Two: Claim (Supporting Paragraph)
Use the following slides to build the claim paragraph to your speech

21. Claim (Supporting Paragraph)
Paragraph Structure by Sentence
Topic Sentence
Evidence
Explanation of Evidence
Connection of Evidence to Topic
Transition
*EACH PARAGRAPH HAS BEEN DISSECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION. You may either present just the basic outline of a paragraph, or discuss each element needed in each paragraph.

22. Claim (Supporting Paragraph): Topic Sentence
Select evidence first.
Summarize evidence and connect to topic
This idea (1.2) becomes your topic sentence.

23. Claim (Supporting Paragraph): Providing Evidence
Provide quote from text that supports claim/position
Use APA formatting:
According to ___________ (____) “...”(p.#).

24. Claim (Supporting Paragraph): Providing Evidence
Explanation of Evidence
“Unpack” the evidence.
Answer this question: What does the quote tell our audience?
Paraphrase and clarify the quote

25. Claim (Supporting Paragraph): Providing Evidence
Connection of Evidence to Topic
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF A SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH
Connect the evidence you have presented with the topic.
How does this information connect to the audience? Why does the information change the way an audience will view the topic?

26. Claim (Supporting Paragraph): Transition
Connect the supporting paragraph to the counterclaim paragraph
Many feel (add evidence information), but some would disagree.

27. Paragraph Three: Counterclaim (Against Position)
Use the following slides to build the counterclaim paragraph to your speech

28. Counterclaim (Against Position)
Paragraph Structure by Sentence
Topic Sentence
Evidence
Explanation of Evidence
Refutation of Evidence
Transition
*EACH PARAGRAPH HAS BEEN DISSECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION. You may either present just the basic outline of a paragraph, or discuss each element needed in each paragraph.

29. Counterclaim (Argument Against): Topic Sentence
Select your counterclaim evidence
Prepare audience with topic sentence
Write: Some may say _________________ .

30. Counterclaim (Argument Against): Evidence
Provide quote from text that supports counterclaim
Use APA formatting:
According to ___________ (____) “...”(p.#).

31. Counterclaim (Argument Against): Explain Evidence
Explanation of Evidence
“Unpack” the evidence.
Answer this question: What does this quote tell the audience?
Paraphrase and clarify the quote

32. Counterclaim (Argument Against): Refutation
Refutation of Evidence
Provide logical reasoning against counterclaim
Should be at least one complete sentence
Argues why counterclaim is wrong

33. Counterclaim (Argument Against): Transition
Prepare to move to conclusion
Provide summary of counterclaim topic and refuation

34. Paragraph Four: Conclusion
Use the following slides to build the conclusion paragraph to your speech

35. Conclusion Paragraph Structure by Sentence Educated Reworded Thesis
Summary of Claim
Summary of Counterclaim
Lasting Statement
*EACH PARAGRAPH HAS BEEN DISSECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION. You may either present just the basic outline of a paragraph, or discuss each element needed in each paragraph.

36. Conclusion: Educated Reworded Thesis
Audience now knows about topic
Remind the audience of the significance of your position
Do NOT write the exact same thesis from your introduction

37. Conclusion: Summary of Claim
Provide a quick connection to the specific claim presented in your essay
Do not add new information from the article

38. Conclusion: Summary of Counterclaim
Provide a quick connection to the specific counterclaim presented in your essay
Do not add new information from the article

39. Conclusion: Lasting Statement
Help audience connect your focused topic to the world
Provide real-world support for your topic

40. Check Your Writing

41. Check Your Writing Correct Structure Used Quotes Provided
APA Formatting Used
Spelling and punctuation are error free

42. Speech Structure: 4 Paragraphs
Introduction
Claim (Paragraph supporting position)
Counterclaim (Paragraph against position)
Conclusion

43. Quotes Provided One quote per body paragraph One in claim paragraph
One in counterclaim paragraph

44. APA Formatting Use the structure below when providing quotations
According to author last name (year of publication) “ provide quotation” (p. page number).

45. Spelling and Punctuation
Read through your writing. Do any of the words look misspelled or strange? Look them up (use electronic device or dictionary).
Look for places where periods and commas are not present. These are often missed by students.