Opinion Speech Packet

Your Opinion Speech Packet

In order to be eligible to give this speech, students need to have all pieces of their packet completed. Missing any major speech will disqualify students from performance and constitute a late grade will be issued.

Opinion Speech Survival Kit: Rubrics, PSB-->https://goo.gl/JVcDMm
Purposes of Conclusioib https://goo.gl/x3LD7u Clinchers https://goo.gl/o04cpq 
Relevance = http://goo.gl/TEMXDP 

(1) Your Topic Must Be Listed in the Google Doc that we issued in class.
(2) The Opinion Speech Speaking Block (please see the blog posting on this topic for the Opinion Speech) http://goo.gl/J5jSWu
(3) You also need to show your Audience Analysis by completing Bulletin Boards for each of your arguments, claims, main points https://goo.gl/oAWYB0
(4) You also can access a template to these note cards at  https://goo.gl/TwwIoF
(5) A manuscripted Introduction following the criteria taught in class.




(4) Your graphic organizers that demonstrate your Order of Importance Organization of this Speech.

(5) A Manuscripted Conclusion of Your Speech Showing All of the Arguments and Support.

The LCHS Opinion/Conviction Speech

YOUR OPINION & CONVICTION SPEECH IN SPEECH I

Originally Posted September 24, 2007 this term. Posting date changed to place the article higher on the blog for student's convenience.

Choose a topic about which you have a strong opinion. Remember, topics are first-come, first-served. Only one speech per topic, per class.

It is our goal in this speech to teach you how to support an opinion and make an argument with support. Don't be afraid of this, though. You already do this all the time. Everytime you reach a conclusion about something, your personal experiences or the experiences of others lead you to your conclusion.

You will share your opininion for the rest of your life. We want to make sure that our graduates know how to share valid opinions in public. Remember, an opinion by itself without support may let others see you as uneducated. Years from now when you're on a church council, a scout leader, a member of the PTA, local government or you're just visiting with family, what we learn here will serve you. THIS IS EASIER THAN MANY OF YOU WILL WANT TO MAKE IT. RELAX, YOU CAN DO THIS!

This IS NOT a researched speech. It is a speech that you will support with your own experiences, the experiences of friends, of family members or others. You will need three "reasons" why your opinion is valid. Then you will need to support your reasons with stories or personal experiences.

ON-LINE VERSIONS OF THINGS WE LEARNED IN CLASS

Don't understand the Introduction, Conclusion or How to Build a Main Point? Click here for more information.

ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for this 3-6 minute Opinion Speech you need to have the following pieces complete that are listed as REQUIRED. Some of these links are to help you find information quickly on our blog to help you and are not required.

TOPIC SELECTION

(1) CLICK HERE to send an E-Mail to Mr. M. with your topic if it is not in the book. It must be put in the book and compared to other topics there. Remember, first come, first served. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: Your topic must be in the classroom book and must be approved by the instructor.

PRE-SPEAKING BLOCK

(2) CLICK HERE for a "review" on how to write a Pre-Speaking Block with a General Purpose and a Specific Purpose (known as the Pre-Speaking Block). REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: A Pre-Speaking Block done before you begini writing your speech. This helps you make good speech writing choices.

(3) CLICK HERE for a "review" on how to write an Audience Analysis Statements as we taught in the last speech. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: An Audience Analysis Statement of an audience that is made up of students, teachers, parents, administrators, school board members and citizens.

INTRODUCTION

(4) CLICK HERE for a "review" of the five goals one should achieve in writing a good introduction. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: A manuscripted Introduction.

(5) CLICK HERE for a "review" of the types of Attention Getters (with examples) that we learned in class during the Peer Biography Speech. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: Three Attention Getters that are at least four sentences long each.

(6) CLICK HERE for a "review" on how to write a thesis statement as was taught in class. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: A thesis statement made with a salutation, thesis base and strong preview.

(7) CLICK HERE for a "review" of how to write a relevance statement. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: A relevance statement that includes three different reasons for the audience to listen. This is a minimum. More is fine.

(8) CLICK HERE for a template showing how to complete the three required bulletin boards. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: A completed bulletin board for each of your main points.

(9) CLICK HERE for the required manuscripted Introduction Template. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: A one-sheet manuscripted introduction.

BODY

(10) CLICK HERE for the required T-Chart/Template for MP I of your Opinion Speech. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: An important reason (T-Chart) for the "more important argument that you will offer."

(11) CLICK HERE for the required T-Chart/Template for MP II of your Opinion Speech. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: A more important reason (T-Chart) for the "more important argument that you will offer."

(12) CLICK HERE for the required T-Chart/Templage for MP III of your Opinion Speech. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: The most important reason (T-Chart) for the "most important argument that you will offer."

(13) CLICK HERE for another copy of the rubic given to you in class. You need this signed by a parent/adult showing that you discussed or delivered this speech for an adult.

(14) CLICK HERE for the required manuscripted Conclusion Template. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: A manuscripted conclusion of the speech.

(15) CLICK HERE for a "review" of the things any good speaker/writer should accomplish in a good conclusion as we learned in class.

(16) CLICK HERE for a "review" of the types of clichers with examples that one might use for a speech. These were recently taught in class. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: A strong clincher that effectively leaves the audience with a final thought or a series of final thoughts.

(17) CLICK HERE for examples of the types of evidence and support that one should us to support his/her opinions with evidence. The opinion speeches should be supported by evidence. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: Two pieces of support at minimum for each of the Main Points in the speech.

GENERAL

(18) CLICK HERE for an overview of what each TEMPLATE should contain. REQUIRED FOR THIS SPEECH: Five template styled pages to carry to the podium with you that encourages "extemporaneous speaking."

ELECTRONIC COPIES OF SPEECH OPINION RUBRICS
TO BE USE IN SELF, PARENT AND INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION

Opinion Speech Self-Evaluation.doc

Opinion Speech Teacher Evaluation page 1.doc

Opinion Evaluation Speech Teacher Evaluation page 2.doc

Opinion Speech Pre-Speaking Block

Opinion Speech Pre-Speaking Block & Modified Thesis

For today's homework you need to write a GP, an SP and an AAS for you Opinion Speech. I also need you to brainstorm on a web/map 5 reasons that your opinion should be supported by others. And by others we mean that you should consider other students, teachers, school administrators, parents, community patrons and school board members.

For the first speech we taught you to write a thesis the following way:

Today I will insert general purpose (entertain, inform, persuade, convince, etc.) you that insert subject and opinion of subject by insert -ing word (examining, discussing, studying): (1) insert first main point; (2) insert second main point; (3) insert third main point; and (4) insert fourth main point.

For this speech you will need to write a revised thesis (without the "Today I will and GP")

The revised and less rigid thesis should look like this. This is closer to what a thesis should look like in your writing:

Start by stating your subject and your opinion of your subject--Thesis Base (short and to the point) as can be seen by insert -ing word (examining, discussing, studying): (1) insert first main point; (2) insert second main point; (3) insert third main point; and (4) insert fourth main point.

Opinion Speech Workshop

Opinion Speech Partnered Workshop

Students completed the Opinion Speech workshop with a partner today. Students took out the begin speeches of their Opinion Speech--including their "new and improved" thesis that does not include the beginning phrase "Today I will GP you that..." See the post for January 03, 2006.

Pre-Speaking Blocks: Brainstorming & Drafting

They also took out their pre-speaking blocks. Common mistakes in checking the work included (1) having a GP that was longer than two words long; (2) having a SP that did not include "so that the audience will" section with the desired audience action; and (3) having underwritten audience analysis statements.

One-on-One Opinion Speech Workshop: Sharing

Students double-checked each others pre-speaking block and worked with each other to discuss his/her topic and each of the five reasons that he/she has arrived at his/her opinion.

We then moved to perhaps the most important part of today's workshop: gathering "personal experience" or "life experience's" of other people (friends, parents, teachers, relatives) that support this opinion.

It is important to realize that this speech is not to be researched on the internet or in books. Instead, it is to be supported with stories and life experiences. This is how most of our daily opinions about everthing from restaurants, movies, books and classes are formed.

Like always, our "filters of perceptions", biases and slants all have an impact on the forming of these opinions.

Homework: Revision/Independent Practice

Students are to choose three of the five reasons that he/she developed and work on supporting those opinions with actual "personal experiences" or "the experiences" of others to prove that the reason(s) that they have chosen are valid. These are to be put in the form of a T-Chart.