essay questions due tonight(attachment is a sample)

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

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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.