In the form of a persuasive speech, respond to the following prompt: Defend or refute Darwin's statement: "Of all the differences between
man and the lower animal, man's sense of moral conscience is by far
the most important." Include an analysis of moral choices or conflicts by
two characters in this unit and one example of the same from history or
personal experience to support your position.
Support your argument with specific examples from two of the works from this
unit and one example from history or your own personal life experience. Your
speech should be five to ten minutes in length. You will deliver the speech to
your class, or your teacher may ask that you upload a recorded version to
share digitally instead. Don't forget to follow MLA guidelines for in-text citations
and a works-cited page. Click here to view the MLA Style Guide.
As part of the second phase of this project, you will listen to a speech by one
or more of your classmates (your teacher will provide instructions for this
phase). Use the chart below to guide you in providing feedback to your peer(s).