Maroon:PointingtoProgress Topic Discussyourprogresstowardeffectivepublicspeakingina12pageessay.Createan informativeessaywithyourinstructorastheintendedreader.Consequently,youneedn't explaintheassignmentsbecauseyourreaderalreadyknowsthem.Instead,focusonyour ownwork,yourreactions,andyourprogressasyouworkedyourwaythroughthe semester.Youressayshouldreflectethos,pathos,andlogos.Becarefultoconsideran ethical(truthful)approach,toincludepersonalattitude/emotion,andlodeveloplogical organizationofandsupportforyourmainideas.Thatsupportshouldincludereferencesto yourownspeechesand/orreferencestomaterialinthetextbook. Note:Thepaperisinformative;letyourinstructorknowthatyouhavereflectedonyour growththissemester.Thisisnotapersuasivepaper;thereisnoneedtopersuadeanyone aboutyouraccomplishments. SubmissionPleasecompleteyouressayandsubmititviaemailorinanyotherway assignedbyyourinstructor.

r. Developingyouressay We'vebeenreferringtotheCanonsofRhetoricaswedevelopedeachspeech;theyare certainlyrelevanttowritingassignmentstoo! InventionBrainstormand/orfreewritetogeneratesomeideasforthisessay.Consider thetopicanditsrelevancetoyourworkduringthesemester. Hasyourworkmadeadifferenceinyourspeakingapprehension?(RefertoPRPSA scores.)Areyoufeelingmoreconfidentasyouprepareand/ordeliveraspeech? Consideryourspeakingskillsbeforeandafterthiscourse.Whatchangescouldyou identify? Haveyouseenprogressincertainareasandnotinothers?(Refertothespeaking competenciesusedonthecritiqueforms.)Reviewthefeedbackyou'vereceivedonyour speechesthissemester.Whatareashaveyoumastered?(Givespecificexamplesfromyour speeches.)Whatdoyoustillneedtoworkon? Wereyouabletointegratethereadingsfromthetextintoyourspeechwritingand performance? ArrangementOnceyouhavelotsofideas,createashapeforyourpaperwithseveral mainpointsandspecificsupportingdetails(examples)inthesamewayyouwoulda speech. ConsideryourMAP(Message?Audience=YourinstructorPurpose=Toinform)and thenuseatraditionalstructurewithanintro,bodyandconclusion. Theintroshouldincludeyourthesis,astatementofyouroverallsenseaboutyour progressorcompetence.(Makeaclaim;characterizeyourprogress.)Therestofthe essaywillprovethisstatement. Thebodyparagraphsshouldeachhaveaspecificfocusandshouldopenwithatopic sentence. Theconclusionparagraphmightsummarizeorgiveafinalthoughtforyourreaderto process.Theconclusionshouldn'tintroduceanewidea.

PossibilitiesfororganizationYoumaycertainlychooseanyinformativestrategiesfor organizationasdiscussedinO'Hair.Threepossibilitiesaredescribedhere: 1.Youmightusechronologicalorder:thefirstbodyparagcouldincludeyourdiscussionof yourstartingpointthissemester(withspecificdetailsaboutattitudes,expectations, competenciesinwritingandpresentingspeeches);the2ndbodyparagmightaddressyour progressthoseareaswithspecificdetailsaboutyouraccomplishments,commentson feedbackforms,and/oryourmistakes;the3rdbodyparag.couldaddressyourfutureasa speakerinotherclassesorinyourcareer.Youcouldexplainyourspeakinggoalssothat youcancontinuetobuildcompetenceandconfidence. 2.YoumighttrytheprogressreportformatweusedinSpeech2. 3.Youmightconsideracomparisoncontrastformatmaybetheblockmethodorthe pointmethodasexplainedintheCourseGuideandusedintheIssueAnalysisspeech. StyleandMemoryWhatstrategieswillyouusetodraftyouressaysothatit'saccurate andmeaningfultoyourreader?Howwillyouhelpyourreadertorememberyourwritten presentation?Languageandgrammarshouldbeaccurateandappropriateforyour audience.Usevividlanguagetodescribespeakingcircumstancesthatsupportyourmain ideas. DeliveryConsiderthepresentationofyouressay.Willyourreadergetthemessagefrom youthatyourpaperisimportantandthatyouprepareditcarefully?Theformatshould includedoublespacingand1"margins.Yournameshouldbeonthefirstpageofthefile ANDinthenameofthefileyousubmit.Thepapershouldhaveatitlethatsuggeststhe focusofyouressaynotmerelythenameoftheassignment. Evaluation Youressaywillbeevaluatedinmuchthesamewayyourspeecheshavebeenevaluated. TherubricbelowisamodifiedversionoftheCompetentSpeakerSpeechEvaluation Formthatwehaveusedformostofthespeeches. IneffectiveSatisfactoryGoodExcellent 1.Narrowsatopicappropriateforaudience,purpose,andoccasion. 2.Communicatesthesisappropriateforaudience,purposeandoccasion. 3.Providessupportingmaterialsappropriateforaudience,purposeandoccasion. (sufficientandspecificdetail) 4.Useseffectiveorganizationforaudience,purpose,andoccasion 5.Useseffectivelanguageforaudience,purpose,andoccasion 6.Useseffectivesentencestructure,grammar,andspelling. 7.Useseffectivedeliverystrategiesappropriateformat Pleasereviewthegradingcriteriaforformalassignments,p.12ofCourseGuide.