Persuasive Definition Presentation
Hook:
Basic Idea
Some say:
(old definition)
However
(new definition)
Claim one:
Evidence
TRANSITION,
Claim two:
Evidence
TRANSITION,
Claim three:
Evidence
Continue the last
two steps for any
additional claims.
BIG IDEA:
What ain’t got no
stank?
Purpose:
You will deliver a persuasive speech for three minutes or fewer. Your purpose is to convince your audience of a
paradigm shift involving the meaning of a word in English.
To Consider:
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Spoken delivery of an essay should be similar to written version. You won’t need to directly cite your evidence, but be
able to say the name of the source or author and summarize the idea.
Watch your audience and anticipate their needs; go on to the next idea if they appear to understand.
Speak conversationally, but do the work. Connect your evidence to your claim.
Your conclusion doesn’t need to wrap up every idea for this short speech. Just remind the audience of your thesis and
then connect to the big idea.
You should upload a PowerPoint with basic pictures or quotes to use during your presentations. Do not write entire
passages. You must save it as “PODEF-LASTNAME”; i.e. “PODEF-McSparkles”
Hook:
Basic Idea
Persuasive Definition Presentation
Talk about the injustice of Harriet Tubman’s childhood.
Some say:
(old definition)
Definition Arguments “a claim involving a question of meaning”
However
(new definition)
They are the cathartic and catalytic vocalization of a society in crisis, a
textual record of our collective thoughts as we progress and evolve as a
civilization
Claim one:
Every society experiences pains as social struggles of the oppressed force
conventional thinkers to acknowledge new ideas
Evidence
The Economist: Martin Luther
TRANSITION,
Claim two:
they all record the pain of a people in crisis
Evidence
Krolokke: From Silence to Performance
bras); 2000 (screamins)
TRANSITION,
Claim three:
… are screams in the darkness
Evidence
CNN; MTV; FOX NEWS, ETC
Continue the last
two steps for any
additional claims.
n/a
Shape of the future
BIG IDEA:
What ain’t got no
stank?
1920’s (voting); 1960’s (burning