Citing Sources Verbally

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Speech Outline Peer Review

In responding, try to give concrete, specific feedback. Your purpose is to help your partner achieve their goals for this particular assignment. To that end, comments about the outline’s strengths can be as useful as comments about any weaknesses. Remember that what doesn’t work might simply need to be clarified, elaborated upon, or made more precise.

1. Is the thesis clearly communicated? How would you rewrite it in your own words? What is the thesis? 
2. Does the thesis provide the basis of an argument? Can you think of what the opposite or alternate position would be? 
3. Does it seem possible for the writer to address the topic thoroughly within the assignment’s time limit? 
4. Does the writer indicate how they will proceed to address the issues raised by the thesis? In other words, does the outline provide “signposts” for the reader? What moves do you anticipate the writer making? 
5. Are the ideas (main points, claims, arguments) within the outline organized in a logical fashion? If not, what can the author do to address the organization? 
6. Does the outline veer into “book report” mode? That is, does it summarize rather than argue? 
7. Does the writer provide sufficient evidence for each of the claims they intend to make? Do you think they will be able to or do the claims seem potentially difficult to substantiate? What evidence would they need to be persuasive? 
8. Does the writer anticipate counter-arguments or other objections to their claims and address them effectively? 
9. What, if anything, remains unclear in the writer’s outline or notes? Are there references to other texts, authors, arguments, etc., that are insufficiently addressed? Is there any unusual or imprecise language? Does there seem to be a reason for everything that is included in the outline to be there? 
10. What are two specific things you like about the outline? What works particularly well, is particularly clear, or should not be changed? 
11. What two concrete suggestions do you have for the writer as they move forward? Are there any issues you anticipate arising? 
12. Does the outline fulfill the assignment’s requirements? 

Public Speaking

Public Speaking Advice

Oral Presentation

Our next project is to develop and deliver a persuasive oral presentation using your recent research for support (see the annotated bibliography and thesis assignments). Research is meant to probe questions that interest us, carefully study the ideas and records from those who have written before us, and add to the world's knowledge pool. Think of it as detective work, work which draws definite conclusions and makes a persuasive assertion about a question based on an already existing debate.

With conflicting sides of the argument and each article as evidence, develop your own well-reasoned persuasive speech in support of your own view to present as a five-minute oral presentation stating your topic, argument, and supporting evidence.

In addition to clear and appropriate language use, the presentation must include the following:

• Effective organization

• Effective and detailed support from the readings and your own reasoning and interpretation

• Proper use of quotation, paraphrase, and summary

• In-text and works cited MLA citation

Due Dates and Special Instructions (document templates shared with you in Drive):

• Outline 2/27

• Visual Aid 3/5

• Oral presentations-5 minutes 3/10

• MLA format  (the last slide should be Works Cited)

Avoiding Plagiarism

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Click here for the full tutorial to check your understanding.

Annotated Bibliography

Annotated bibliographies are lists of research sources with a summary for each. Click here to see an example.

Directions for the annotated bibliography:

1. Use Opposing Viewpoints, found here, for sources. 
2. Choose at least four sources that best provide a balanced view of the topic. Aim for sources representing each "side" of the issue.
3. Create an MLA citation for each source. Opposing Viewpoints gives the MLA citation within the source. Use citation generators like easybib.com to help with this process if the citation is not readily available in the source itself.
4. Create summaries annotations for each source, approximately 100 words each, which summarize each source.
5. Arrange the citations and annotations alphabetically and include the proper heading and page numbers.

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Checklist for annotated bibliographies:

1. Are there at least four sources?
2. Does each source have an MLA-style citation?
3. Is each source alphabetically ordered?
4. Does each source have an annotation that summarizes the source?
5. Does each summary include the source's main idea and major supporting details?
6. Is each summary in your own words?

Assignments will not be accepted if any of the above is missing.

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Consider using the following templates in summaries:

The article demonstrates _______.
The author argues that _______.
The text goes on to say _______.

Verbs for Introducing Summaries 

Summary

Summarizing Sources

Using the recent topic with which you have been working, find four sources from Opposing Viewpoints which represent different angles on the subject. Write a 100 word summary for each in your notebook.

Graphic Assignment

Writing thesis statements by formula.

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Research

To begin, please complete the following steps:

• Learn about research by reading this section of our text.
• Research a topic by using the Opposing Viewpoints database. Please avoid the following topics:
• abortion, capital punishment, marijuana
• Pick a topic and read several articles supporting different sides of the issue.
• Learn about argumentative thesis sentences by reading this section of our text.
• Develop your opinion on the issue and write a one-sentence argumentative thesis.