Describe a problem faced by students at our school. In the spirit of the Socratic Method, phrase this problem as a question. Next week we'll use our questions to exchange ideas in a Socrates Café.
Write a short speech (about 500 words) in which you convince someone to either do something you'd like them to do or to think the way you do about a topic of your choice. Choose a specific audience and write to directly to that audience. It could be a friend, your parents, a teacher, your coach, whoever you like. Include both logical appeals (facts intended to back up your argument) and emotional appeals (words that convince your audience by arousing strong feelings). Assignment Rubric: A (25-22.5) Speech is at least 500 words in length The speech is directed at a specific audience The speech is very persuasive and aims to convince the audience to do or think something specific The speech contains concrete more than one concrete emotional appeal The speech contains at least more than one concrete appeal to logic The speech is almost completely free of grammatical, sentence structure and spelling errors B (22-20) The speech is at least 500 words in length The speech is directed at a specific audience The speech is moderately persuasive The speech includes at least one appeal to the audience’s emotions The speech includes at least one appeal to the audience’s logic The speech has some grammatical, sentence structure and spelling errors C-D (19.5-17) The speech is less than 500 words in length The intended audience is unclear The speech is missing either a logical or emotional appeal or contains no concrete appeals The grammatical, sentence structure and spelling errors distract the reader from the content of the speech |