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1. Make a list of potential topics for your informative and persuasive speeches by conducting a self inventory. Consider personal concerns and community issues, intellectual and educational interests, career goals, leisure activities and interests, as well as topics of public concern.
(10 points)
2. Using your list, discern a good topic that could have both an informative and persuasive purpose. Craft two
specific purpose statements using the same topic. One should be informative; the other persuasive. (Look at the examples on page 148 in the first paragraph for help.)
(10 points)
3. Using your specific purpose statements, construct thesis statements for each speech. (Look at the examples on page 154 if you need help.)
(10 points)
4. List two alternate topics in case your first choice is not approved.
(5 points)
Zhi Liu
SC105-70
Ms. Clubbs
May 17th, 2012
Reader Response to Chapter 6: Developing Significant Topics
Type a personal response to each of the prompts.
Use full sentences and good paragraph structure.
1. Make a list of potential topics for your informative and persuasive speeches by conducting a self inventory. Consider personal concerns and community issues, intellectual and educational interests, career goals, leisure activities and interests, as well as topics of public concern.
(10 points)
Informative speech:
the causes of people’s longevity today
What do you do for good health
Why movies are so popular all over the world
Follow the customs of the country you are in, or keep you own customs
Persuasive speeches:
Why is music important to many people
Don’t let money be the most important aspect of a job
Don’t judge people by first impressions
Don’t let businesses do anything they can to make a profit.
2. Using your list, discern a good topic that could have both an informative and persuasive purpose. Craft two specific purpose statements using the same topic. One should be informative; the other persuasive. (Look at the examples on page 148 in the first paragraph for help.)
(10 points)
The causes of people’s longevity today
I want my audiences have a clearly understanding about food conditions,medical technology and current stability of economy in our country.
I want my audience care more about food, medical using, and pressure of modern life.
3. Using your specific purpose statements, construct thesis statements for each speech. (Look at the examples on page 154 if you need help.)
(10 points)
Thesis statements:
Informative speech:
food conditions are better than before and are still being developed with a rapid pace.
Another improvement that contributes to people’s longevity is swiftly developing medical technology.
Current societal and economic stabilization is also a very indispensable factor.
Persuasive speech:
We need care more about food security so that we can intake less poisonous foods.
We should go to see a doctor frequently if we feel less comfortable.
Don’t always be overpressure.
4. List two alternate topics in case your first choice is not approved.
(5 points)
The thing representing your country.
Why media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people.
