Complete your written speech in paragraph form — using the format below. You should also include a formal heading, topic, 3 sources, and a bibliography – MLA format.
Introduction (see chapter 9 in the book for additional ideas)
Attention getter (brief story, rhetorical questions, statistics, or quotes)
Reveal topic (I’m here to inform…3 ways, 3 reasons, 3 aspects, or 3 tips)
Establish credibility (how do you know so much about your topic …. experience or research)?
Preview main points (the 3 ways, 3 reasons, 3 aspects, or the 3 tips are _________, ___________, and __________.
Body (see chapter 7 in the book for additional ideas)
Body paragraph #1 – Transition/Topic sentence 1 (including supporting details — example, statistics, and testimonies)
Body paragraph #2 – Transition/Topic sentence 2 (including supporting details — example, statistics, and testimonies)
Body paragraph #3 – Transition/Topic sentence 3 (including supporting details — example, statistics, and testimonies)
Conclusion (see chapter 9 in the book for additional ideas)
Signal ending (in closing, in summary, or finally)
Restate main points (restate thesis statement or preview of main point – see bullet 4 in your introduction)