Oral+Issues

=Harveys Year 11 English Page=

__Oral Issues Presentation Sac__

Choose your topic from an issue that has been dealt with by the media since Oct 2007
 * 1) Bali Nine
 * 2) Capital Punishment
 * 3) Cricket and Sportsmanship
 * 4) Stolen generation
 * 5) Body Image
 * 6) New Pplate Laws
 * 7) Teenagers, parties and responsibility
 * 8) Whaling
 * 9) Or as agreed with Mrs Harvey

**Step 1** Do some background research to become informed about the issue and to collect any resources that you want to use in your presentation **Step 2** Use this research to prepare an outline of the issue **Step 3** Decide on your contention  eg It is my contention that if the Japanese continue whaling then there is high risk of many species of whales becoming extinct. **Step 4**  Consider the the Persuasive Language Techniques that you will use - statistical evidence, anecdotal evidence, expert opinion, rhetorical questions, emotional appeal etc **Step 5** Prepare the outline of your presentation **Step 6** Prepare your multimedia presentation and/or any other props that you intend to use to support your contention **Step 7** Prepare your note cards  DO NOT READ YOUR SPEECH ** Step 8 REHEARSE, REHEARSE, REHEARSE. //REMEMBER THIS IS A PERFORMANCE. YOU ARE TRYING TO PERSUADE YOUR AUDIENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR CONTENTION, YOU NEED TO BE SERIOUS IN YOUR PRESENTATION BUT THEATRICS DO HELP EMHASIZE YOUR POINT. REMEMBER MATT'S PRESENTATION!!!!//** video