Persuasive Speech

How does the speaker get the audience’s attention at the start?

• a) Tells a joke
  

• b) Shares a personal story
  

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  c) By sharing a funny joke

• c) By asking a questiod

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the speaker make the audience feel about the topic?

• a) Sad
  

• b) Happy
  

• c) Excited
  

• d) Interested

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What body language does the speaker use to seem confident and persuasive?

• a) Standing still and just reading from a slide

• b) Speaking loudly and looking down and

• c) Eyes looking at the audience, moving hands and smiling
  

• d) Speak clearly, crossing arms and not looking at the audience

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

How does Simon support his argument about the benefits of breaks?

• a) By talking about his own school

• b) By mentioning his friends

• c) By giving research examples and statistics

Why does Simon include jumping jacks during the speech?

• a) To show how physical activity helps the brain

• b) To keep the audience awake

• c) To give everyone a break

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

How does the speaker finish the speech?

• a) By talking about something else

• b) By reading from a book

• c) With a new idea

• d) By repeating the main point

What makes the speaker's argument persuasive?

• a) The speaker’s jokes

• b) The speaker’s emotions

• c) The speaker’s outfit

• d) The speaker’s hand movements

How does Simon shows passion for the topic?

• a) By speaking softly and slowly

• b) By looking bored and speaking quickly

• c) By speaking clearly and changing his voice intonation

• d) By using big words, big body movement and moving around the stage non stop

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What words or phrases does the speaker repeat to make the point stronger and persuade the audience?

• a) None - he did not repeat anything

• b) The most important ideas

• c) Only facts and research statistic

• d) Words that are difficult to understand by the audience

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the speaker organize the speech?

• a) Talks about random ideas and do some physical activity to keep the audience interested

• c) Speaks without any plan because he is retelling stories from personal experiences and personal opinions

• d) Starts with the conclusion so the speech can be short

• b) Introduces the topic, explains with strong arguments, examples, facts from researches and interesting personal stories, then concludes