Debate Presentation/Outline Format Time: 5-6 minutes Outline: 30 Speech: 40 Objective To further develop and refine both your delivery and organizational skills To further develop research skills To enhance public speaking skills To allow students to develop methods of motivating audience members Guidelines In this debate type persuasive speech, you will be choosing a topic from a list that will go around. Each student must choose one topic. Topics will be argumentative in nature. Students will be allowed to choose counter-arguments to a topic that has already been chosen. You may select to do your speech on a topic that is not already on the list if approved by the instructor. The goal of this assignment will be to take a stance on a controversial issue and be able to defend your thoughts with sound evidence and credible sources. Must use a cohesive organizational pattern in outline and speech 2 notecards may be used. No Reading. At least 4 sources should be used for research Must use at least 1 scholarly article (ex. journal found on ebscohost) Each source must be documented within outline and on reference page MLA format should be used 3 oral citations must be made Outline Format Introduction I. II. III. IV. Attention-Getter/Introduction of topic: Rapport/Credibility-Connect with audience, show importance of topic and your credibility if possible Thesis Statement: Preview of points (first, next, finally): Body (the number of supporting points, sub-supporting points will vary among speeches) I. Main Point 1 A. Supporting Point 1. Sub-supporting point (ex. Causes, effects- examples, facts, statistics…etc) 2. Sub-supporting point B. Supporting Point 1. Sub-supporting point 2. Sub-supporting point (Transition Statement) II. Main Point 2 A. Supporting Point 1. Sub-supporting point 2. Sub-supporting point B. Supporting Point 1. Sub-supporting point C. Supporting Point (Transition Statement) III. Main Point 3 A. Supporting Point B. Supporting Point 1. Sub-supporting point 2. Sub-supporting point Conclusion I. II. III. Summarize (overall theme): Refer back to introduction: Sense of closure (end with impact): References Page