1. Create a Persuasive Speech.

We have examined the media from two significant standpoints:


1. We have examined how the Media Giants prey on teenagers; they sell you more than products, they sell you your identity.


2. We have examined the Media as a Political Machine that aims to also sell you something- political ideas.


Now your task is to combine the concepts learned, and create your own speech that sells an idea that will improve your community. Just as the people behind any product, or the president of our country have an "agenda" so do you. You are to sell your idea to your colleagues, and to your school. The students of Capuchino High School are your audience. Please follow these steps:

Step One: Decide on a concept you will sell. I have listed some concepts below that you may choose from.

Step Two: choose a product that you will use to help you sell this concept. I have listed concepts you may choose, and one example of a product you might use to “move” this concept. Once you choose your concept, please devise a product.

Step Three: The common goal is to improve life in San Bruno as we know it. You must make a connection about how your product and your concept will meet the common goal.

Here are possible ideas:

Concept	Product	Goal
1. An increase in political awareness	Music that focuses on raising political awareness	Improve quality of life in San Bruno by: making young people more worldly thinkers.
2. An increase in environmental conservation awareness.		Improve quality of life in San Bruno by:
3. A decrease in gang violence		Improve quality of life in San Bruno by:
4. An increase in the number of students who attend 4 year universities		Improve quality of life in San Bruno by:
5. An increase in after school programs for youth		Improve quality of life in San Bruno by:
6. An improvement in parent-child relationships		Improve quality of life in San Bruno by:

Step Four: You must include elements of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Please include at least one clear example of each into your Persuasive Speech.

Organization and Delivery (1.3-1.9):

a. choose a logical pattern of organization: Cause and effect, Chronological, Topical.

b. begin your speech with either: a rhetorical question, an anecdote, or a reference to an authoritative source)

c. be certain that your thesis statement is clear in the introduction, and be certain this thesis is supported throughout your speech.

d. use a power point presentation with no less than five slides. Please include minimal text; font should be no smaller that 16 point font. Incorporate some graphics into your power point.

e. please include your speech on index cards that are numbered.

f. please include quiz in order to be sure the audience learned what you aimed to teach.

Note: All notes must be maintained, as you will use your Persuasive Speech to write a Persuasive Essay. The reason for this order of operations is so you can incorporate changes you encounter during your speech process into your paper. Essentially, your paper will be a perfected draft, but in this case your persuasive speech will serve as your rough draft…get it?






2. From this speech, you will create a Persuasive Essay.

3. Write a business letter to an individual who is in a position of authority regarding your proposal. Who might you turn to in order to set your proposed idea in motion? Consider individuals such as: the San Bruno Mayor, the San Bruno Lion's Club, the Chief of Police, the School Board, the UASB, etcetera. Yes, we will actually mail these letters.