Introductions - April 29

For one of the following topics, write an entire introduction, using an attention getter from the text (quotation, rhetorical question, personal/historical/audience reference, humor, startling statement, or incident) and ending the introduction with a sound thesis. At the end of the paragraph, indicate which type of attention getter you used. DUE FRIDAY, MAY 1!!!!

Topics:
1. Everyone should belong to a school organization
2. Our society places too much emphasis on winning
3. Learning would increase if school's had a year-round schedule

Visual Aids - April 21

For three of the following topics, choose three, and for each one identify two possible visual aids you could use: camping, softball, Vietnam War, History of the Automobile, Comfort Food, Exercise, Clothing Styles, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Fifties, The Sixties, The Seventies, Scary Movies, Fishing, Cosmetic Surgery, Career Choices in Medicine, Stress Relievers, Childhood Board Games, Dealing with Grief, Bargain Shopping, Pets, Driving Laws, Child Abuse, Gardening, Skateboarding, History of Telephone, The Grand Canyon, Knitting, The Milky Way, The Berlin Wall, Hurricane Katrina, Cleveland, Survivor's Guilt, Bipolar Disorder, Amnesia, Ballroom Dancing, Rocks.

DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 23

April 2

Bell ringer...then work in groups on assignment (page 162-163) in which each group as two topics. For each topic, write three purpose statements and three thesis statements. Feedback on speech for entertainment given; speeches begin on Monday.

April 1

Worksheet for Chapter Nine - anticipation guide and read chapter. Extra credit: on page 163, write three topics for each group. Finish manuscript.

March 31

Sub plan: work on manuscript for speech to entertain.

March 30

Bell ringer...then work on speech to entertain. Notes on how to outline as well.