Persuasive Speech

Now, you get to take everything you have worked on far and apply it to this particular speech!  This is your opportunity to take a stance on a topic of interest and support your viewpoint. This final presentation represents the culmination of so many smaller assignments.  Consider:

• The topic itself. What is the issues, who are the stakeholders, and why is this important to you? And… why should it be important to us?
• Your topical outline. What do you plan to tell us? What evidence do you plan to share, to convince us that your side is right in this debate?
• What did you learn from the devil’s advocate? How can you use their own propaganda against them – so that your argument is even stronger?
• What tips will you use to make a ‘great’ persuasive speech? How can you use visual aids?
• And finally, what will you ask the audience to do, once you’ve persuaded them that your viewpoint is the most logical/sensible? Will your concluding thoughts resonate with them?

Here are a few parameters for the final:

1. This speech should be 8-10 minutes in length.
2. Establish credibility and use a minimum of 4 sources (cited within your speech). 
   • Use visuals where you can!
   • Show enthusiasm!
   • Remember the three-part system (Intro, Body, Conclusion). Present facts that convince.
   • Have fun with this one!

Please note that I already have all the answers to this lab and the only thing I need is the PICTURES to go with it. I will not adjust the price of this post. Thank you!

I do not have my lab kit as yet and so the MICROSCOPE is what I do not have, so again all I need is the answers to the questions related to the pictures. I need the pictures of the magnified letter. PLEASE DO NOT GOOGLE THIS AND USE THEM, I WILL KNOW!!!!

Lab Reports:

You need to write:

1. Background

2. Procedure- can be in paragraph or step by step format.

3. Answer the Questions at the end.

Elements of Computer Security

Read at least three articles that are no more than 12 months old. Apply the content from the articles to the elements of computer security.

The following requirements must be met:

• Write between 1,000 – 1,500 words using Microsoft Word in APA 6th edition style.
• Use an appropriate number of references to support your position, and defend your arguments. The following are examples of primary and secondary sources that may be used, and non-credible and opinion based sources that may not be used.
• 1. Primary sources such as government websites (United States Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Census Bureau, The World Bank), peer reviewed and scholarly journals in EBSCOhost ( Online Library) and Google Scholar.
  2. Secondary and credible sources such as CNN Money,The Wall Street Journal, trade journals, and publications inEBSCOhost (Online Library).
  3. Non-credible and opinion based sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. should not be used.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased statements, information, etc.) in the paper and list each source on a reference page using APA style. An overview of APA 6th edition in-text citations, formatting, reference list, and style is provided here.

Download an APA sample paper from the Purdue OWL here.

Grading Criteria Assignments	Maximum Points
Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria	40
Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts	20
Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts	30
Uses proper mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling	10
Total	100

Post One: Topic Proposal (500-750 words)

Allowable sources: recent New York Times or other major U.S. city newspaper articles and/or articles from KQED or other NPR (national public radio) stations. No other sources are allowed for the first post.

  TOPIC: Sexual Assault in Universities  

Task: Frame your topic: For your main point in the beginning of the post, explain what you have chosen as your semester long topic and why you have picked it or why you think others should read about it (see samples on the file “Suggestions for writing post one”  on Ilearn under Week Three) . Then in the rest of the post, frame your topicand answer the following in a logical order: Who is the topic important to and why does the topic matter? What is some background/important credible information people ought to know about your topic that you learned from reading about it in the news?  What is something the average person does not know about your topic, but should know to understand it more fully? What questions do you have on the topic that you would like to answer eventually?

Post Two: Rhetorical analysis (500-750 words)

Allowable source: a recent New York Times article or blog post that is ideally 500-750 words long on your topic. No other sources are allowed for the second post without written permission from me.

Task: Write a detailed rhetorical analysis, analyzing the techniques professional writers use to support and illustrate their points using a recent article or a blog post from The New York Times on your topic.

For your main point in the beginning of the post, explain the main point of the article and describe how effective the writer is in communicating this point to the reader.

In the body of the post, describe the strategies the author uses to write effectively. Make sure to include in your analysis:

·  the logic and structure of the argument (including a discussion of how the sub-points relate to the main point);

·  an examination of the credibility of the writer’s sources;

·  the techniques the writer used to help the reader visualize and understand the points.

Include specific examples and quotes from the article to illustrate your points.

Post Three: Reporting on the pulse of the nation (500-750 words)

Allowable sources: at least 50 or more (more is better) readers’ comments about an article on your topic from The New York Times or other major U.S. city newspaper articles and/or articles from KQED or other NPR (national public radio) stations. No other sources are allowed for the third post without written permission from me.

Task: Write a post reporting and evaluating what the majority of readers or listeners are saying about your topic in the comment section.

For your main point in the beginning of the post, explain what the majority of commenters think about your topic. Organize the body of your post around sub-points that relate to your main point and give multiple examples for each sub-point with a combination of quoting and paraphrasing people’s comments and then analyzing the comments’ significance. Conclude by answering the question: How do you think the people’s opinions that you have read will shape the debate or the policy about the topic?