Practical ExamMake Your Propositions Strong

Just a reminder that when preparing your speeches for next week that it is essential to make sure that the propositions you are arguing are STRONG.
For example, take the following topics suggested on the suite101.com website posted earlier this week:

Do schools have the right to search students’ lockers?

Should children be given sex education in schools?

Should the state fund schools run by particular faiths?

Should schools require their students to wear a school uniform?

Are beauty contests harmful?

In order to make these effective propositions, you need to replace the question words "do", "Should" and "Are" with the word "That":

That schools should / should not have the right to search students’ lockers!!

That children should / should not be given sex education in schools!!

That the state should fund schools run by particular faiths!!

That should require their students to wear a school uniform!!

That beauty contests are/are not harmful!!

Remember you will be trying to convinve your audience that a particular proposition is true. In order to do this you will need to make sure it is strong.

Practical Exam:Online Resources: 2

As noted last week, you will have to give what is sometimes known as an 'argumentative speech' for the Practical Exam. 'Argumentative speeches' are also sometimes refered to as 'persuasive speeches'.

Please find below was some links to web resources on persuasive speeches.

Links:
persuasive-speechesnow.com
presentationmagazine.com
sample speeches:
social networking
organ donation

Practical Exam:Final Practical [Oral] Exam

As hopefully you know by now, the final Practical Exam will be held during your normal class time in two weeks and will involve you giving an 'argumentative speech' of two to three minutes length related to a topic of your course. You can talk about any issue you wish.

I will give you a lot more information about argumentative speeches over the two weeks but in brief they involve you trying to convince your audience that a particular proposition is true. Among the types of arguments you might want to convince your audience of are:
- that girls are smarter than boys
- that women should be allowed to drive cars
- that Riyadh is a better city than Jeddah
- that Asprin is better for headaches than Panadol.
- that students who get A+ should get paid more.

For now, here is link to the handout about the exam.

Link:
Final Practical [Oral] Exam