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EachsophomorestudentwillsoonembarkonawonderfulNovatoHightradition.Each
studentwillbepresentingawellplannedandresearchedthreetofiveminutepersuasive
speech.Thespeechwillbeonacurrentsocialpolicyofthestudent'schoosing.The
threemostpersuasivestudentsfromeachclass,asdeterminedbytheclassandthe
teacher,willmoveontotheschoolwidesemifinalcompetition.Fromthesemifinal
speeches,sixfinalistswillbechosenandcompetetobethewinner.
DrivingQuestion:HowdoweenactpositivesocialpolicyCHANGE?
Dates:
January4:Introduceproject,discusstopics
January8:ProposalDue
25points
January15:OnlineResearch
100points
January19/20:Createoutlineforessay 50points
January20/21:Writefirstdraftinclass
January22:TypedWorksCitedPageDue
50points
January28:TypedDraftDue
100points
January29:Peerreview
January29:IntroparagraphinMLAformat 25points
February1:PresentIntroduction
25points
February2:Pickdayforyourspeech
February12:FinalDraftofEssayDue
200points
February221:Speeches 500points
March3:SemiFinals
March7:Finals
TheSpeechRules:
1.Forthespeech,youmayuseonlyTHREE3x5cards(nolarger),bothsides.DoNOT
writeoutyourentirespeechoncardsusethemforbriefreferenceonly.
2.Youmayuseavisualaide,ifappropriate.Pleasedonotaskforaudienceparticipation.
3.Yourentirespeechtheresearch,theorganization,thewriting,andthedeliverymust
beyourownoriginal,currentwork.
4.Ifyouarenotreadyonthedateyouchoose,youwillgetan"F",whichwillseverely
impairyourgrade.Ifyouareabsent(excused)onyourassignedday,youMUSTbringa
signednotefromyourparentorguardianuponyourreturn,andyouwillspeakfirston
thatday.
PickingaTopic:
Yourspeechandpersuasivepaperneedtobeacontroversialsocialpolicy.You
arefreetopickANYTHINGyoufeelpassionatelyabout,aslongastheyfollowthese
fourrules:
Fourrulesgovernyourchoiceoftopic:
1. Mustbedebatable
2. Mustberesearchable
3. Mustnotbeoffensive
4. Onlyonestudentfromeachclasscanhavethetopic
ActionProject:
ThisActionItemprovidescontextbeyondjustwritingaresearchpaperandgivesyoutheability
totrulyengagewithyourresearchinameaningfulway.Yourtaskistocreativelyaddressyour
counterargumentandpersuadetheopposingviewpointtoenactchange.Forexample,ifyou
arguedforstricterguncontrolyoumightwritealettertotheNRAhighlightingelementsfrom
yourspeech.
Requirements:
Proofofactionitemcompletion(i.e.letter,pictures,video)
PresentationtotheclasstoshowcaseyourActionItem,whichmustincludethefollowing
areas:
DiscussionofwhyyouparticipatedinthisActionItem
Explanationofyourprocess
Reflection
Dates:
ConferencewithyourteacherregardingactionportionTuesday,March1stor
Wednesday,March2nd.
PresentationsbegintheweekofMarch14th
CommonCoreStandardsAddressed:
ReadingInformational
Texts
RI.910.1
Citestrongandthorough
textualevidenceto
supportanalysisofwhat
thetextsaysexplicitlyas
wellasinferencesdrawn
fromthetext.
RI.910.6
Writing
W.910.1:
Writeargumentstosupportclaimsinananalysisofsubstantivetopics
ortexts,usingvalidreasoningandrelevantandsufficientevidence.
W.910.2:
Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineandconveycomplex
ideas,concepts,andinformationclearlyandaccuratelythroughthe
effectiveselection,organization,andanalysisofcontent.
W.910.5:
SpeakingandListening
SL.910.2
Integratemultiplesourcesof
informationpresentedin
diversemediaorformats
(e.g.,visually,quantitatively,
orally)evaluatingthe
credibilityandaccuracyof
eachsource.
SL.910.4
Determineanauthors
pointofvieworpurpose
inatextandanalyzehow
anauthorusesrhetoricto
advancethatpointof
vieworpurpose.
RI.910.7
Analyzevariousaccounts
ofasubjecttoldin
differentmediums(e.g.,a
personslifestoryinboth
printandmultimedia),
determiningwhichdetails
areemphasizedineach
account.
Developandstrengthenwritingasneededbyplanning,revising,
editing,rewriting,ortryinganewapproach,focusingonaddressing
whatismostsignificantforaspecificpurposeandaudience.
W.910.6
Usetechnology,includingtheInternet,toproduce,publish,and
updateindividualorsharedwritingproducts,takingadvantageof
technologyscapacitytolinktootherinformationandtodisplay
informationflexiblyanddynamically.
W.910.7:
Conductshortaswellasmoresustainedresearchprojectstoanswera
question(includingaselfgeneratedquestion)orsolveaproblem
narroworbroadentheinquirywhenappropriatesynthesizemultiple
sourcesonthesubject,demonstratingunderstandingofthesubject
underinvestigation.
W.910.8:
Gatherrelevantinformationfrommultipleauthoritativeprintand
digitalsources,usingadvancedsearcheseffectivelyassessthe
usefulnessofeachsourceinansweringtheresearchquestionintegrate
informationintothetextselectivelytomaintaintheflowofideas,
avoidingplagiarismandfollowingastandardformat.
Presentinformation,findings,
andsupportingevidence
clearly,concisely,and
logicallysuchthatlisteners
canfollowthelineof
reasoningandthe
organization,development,
substance,andstyleare
appropriatetopurpose,
audience,andtask.
SL.910.6
Adaptspeechtoavarietyof
contextsandtasks,
demonstratingcommandof
formalEnglishwhen
indicatedorappropriate.