In this activity, you’ll write a persuasive speech. Choose one of the following topics for your speech:
Convince your city government to build a hospital for veterans in your town.
Convince the city government to restore the veterans’ memorial in your town.
Persuade your principal to host a Veterans Day ceremony in your school.
Check with your teacher if you’d prefer to choose a different topic.
If you’d like, use the Notebook tool () to draft or revise your answers.
Part A
Write an introduction paragraph for your speech.
Part B
Write the first body paragraph of your speech.
Part C
Write the second body paragraph of your speech.
Part D
Write the third body paragraph of your speech.
Part E
Write the conclusion paragraph of your speech.
Part F
What is the tone of your speech? What words and phrases did you use to achieve this tone?
Part G
Rate the quality of the organization of your speech. Use words such as strong or needs improvement. Do you need to add additional information? What is your strongest area?
Part H
Now that you’ve finished writing, it’s time to review and revise your work. When editing your speech, use this editing checklist as a guide. To record your revisions, copy three sentences in their original form, followed by their revised versions.
Self-Evaluation
How did you do? Rate your work on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 as the highest score. Then write a brief evaluation of your work below. Note what you learned and what challenged you.
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