Bellwork: What should be included in the body of a speech?
Objectives:
1. Identify the proper number of main points.
2. Write main points for a speech.
3. Identify 3 types of supporting evidence.
4. Use supporting evidence when writing a speech.
Procedures:
1.
Participate in discussion about the body of the speech.
2.
Research a logical sequence of main points.
3.
Participate in discussion about supporting materials.
4.
Write main points over an agricultural topic with your partner, due by the end of class.
Evaluations: AP Grade

• Identify the proper number of main points.
• Write main points for a speech.
• Identify 3 types of supporting evidence.
• Use supporting evidence when writing a speech independently.

• Should be the first thing that you write
• Write the main points, and arrange them in a logical sequence
• Most speeches contain 2-3 main points

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the practice of yoga.
Main Points:
• Yoga breathing starts with deep inhalation.
• Yoga breathing requires slow exhalation.
• Yoga breathing includes prolonged pauses.
• Yoga breathing provides many benefits.
• Yoga postures involve all parts of the body.
• Yoga postures increase flexibility.
• Yoga postures strengthen muscle tone.
• Yoga postures demand precise movements.

1. One part of practicing yoga involves proper breathing.
2. Another part of yoga involves body postures.

• Chronological Order
• Spatial Order
• Causal Order
• Problem-Solution Order
• Topical Order

• Back up the main points
• Examples of Supporting Materials:
– Examples
– Statistics
– Testimony

• Vivid, concrete examples
• Can be brief, or extended (telling a story)
• Can be hypothetical
• Used to clarify complex ideas

Example of an Example as Supporting
Evidence
1. Main Point: There are many hungry families in our community who could benefit from food donations. a. Supporting Evidence: Let me tell you about Billy. Billy is four years old. He has big brown eyes and curly brown hair. In all of his four years on this earth, Billy has never gone to bed at night without the feeling of hunger in his tummy.

• People feel more secure in our knowledge when we can express it numerically
• Measurable
• Can really strengthen a main point
• Make sure they are from a reliable source
• Use visual aids when you can

Statistics as Supporting Evidence
Example
• Main Point 1: Getting to and from work is becoming increasingly difficult.
a. American commuters spend on average 42 hours per year stuck in traffic jams.

How much money is 1 trillion dollars? Think of it this way. If you had $1 million dollars and spent it at the rate of $1,000 per day, you would run out of money in less than 3 years. If you had $1 billion and spent it at the rate of $1,000 per day, you would not run out of money for almost
3,000 years. If you had $1 trillion dollars and spent it at the rate of $1,000 per day, you would not run of out of money for nearly 3 million years!

• Statistics can be easily distorted. Example: a. In 1940, President Roosevelt earned a salary of
$75,000.
b. In 1972, President Nixon earned a salary of
$200,000.
c. In 2010, President Obama earned a salary of
$400,000.
Which president was paid the most money?

If We Took Inflation Into
Consideration… (In 1972 dollars) a. In 1940, President Roosevelt earned a salary of
$192,000.
b. In 1972, President Nixon earned a salary of
$200,000.
c. In 2010, President Obama earned a salary of
$78,000.
There is usually more to statistics than meets the eye.

• Quoting or paraphrasing
• Expert or peer

Expert Testimonies
People who are acknowledged in their field

• Opinions of people like ourselves
• Gives a personal viewpoint that people can relate to

Peer Testimony as Supporting Evidence
Example
“I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there.
That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well!” – Patricia Polacco

• Identify the proper number of main points.
• Write main points for a speech.
• Identify 3 types of supporting evidence.
• Use supporting evidence when writing a speech independently.