Speeches

In a persuasive speech, the specific purpose answers which of the following questions?

• What are you informing the audience of?

• What are you trying to convince the audience to do?

• How persuasive are you with your audience?

• How will my audience influence my topic?

the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 

• persuade
• inform
• entertain

The author wants to give you information.

• Entertain

• Persuade

• Inform

the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade

fictions stories, poems, songs, plays, jokes, and narratives are examples of:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

textbooks, non-fiction books, expository essays, biographies, newspaper articles, and directions are examples of:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

advertisements, persuasive letters, opinions, campaign speeches are all examples of: 

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

The Chicago Cubs play all of their home games at Wrigley Field.  They are a popular team, but they have not won a World Series since 1908.

• Inform
• Persuade
• Entertain

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was born on February 12, 1908 in Kentucky.  One of his famous speeches was the Gettysburg Address.

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches is meant to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain