Unit 2b (research & organization)

1. Choosing an Informative Speech Topic

(8:38)

2.Research & Citing Sources (Part I)

(9:59)

3.Research & Citing Sources (Part II)

(10:00)

4. Ways to Organize Your Speech

(9:04)

5.Thesis Writing

(5:49)

6. Using your Speech Organizer

(7:02)

Click on each video title above to see the video.

Speech - unit 2 (part I: the science)
Preparing a formal speech: (research & organization)

During unit 4 (part I), students will learn how to research, and how to understand & organize researched information...in order to get and keep an audience’s attention through the internal structure of a speech.

Day 1 - Topic Selection / Intro to Research

Informative TOPIC IDEAS (worksheet)

Choosing an Informative Speech Topic (video)

Day 2 - Research & Citing Sources (in a speech)

THE 5 W’S OF EFFECTIVE ONLINE RESEARCH

Day 3 - Research

Day 4 - Research

Day 5 - Organizing Research & Ideas

(Click here for the required outline format)

Click HERE for 3 main points handout

(Click here for a printable “Speech Organizer”)

Day 6 - Thesis Statements & Outlining

Helpful webpage (Indiana University): How to tell a strong thesis statement from a weak one

Unit question:
Is effective public speaking needed in THE DIGITAL AGE?

unit schedule