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FIRC Q1 Week Six Agenda

October 11-15, 2010

FIRC Public Speaking


Week 6: MLA Documentation & Persuasive Speech Topics

Day 1 (90 mins) Day 2 (90 mins.) Day 2 (45 mins.)

Mon 10/11 & Tues 10/12 Wed 10/13 Thurs 10/14 & Fri 10/15

 Meet in Lab 210  NO CLASS- PSAT & field day  Meet in Lab 210
 Persuasive Speech Assmt  NoodleTools for WC page
 Resources/passwords  PC for multiple authors
 Using Databases: OV  Persuasive Topic Selection
 Finding the right key word  Link to FIRC Project Guide
Locating page #s in articles  Browse Public Agenda’s ”Issues
 Advanced PowerSearch Guides”
 Citing Sources & Evidence  Browse Opposing Viewpoints
 Ice Cream – integrating topic overviews
borrowed info into speeches &  Browse Polemical/Biased
Tech Plots Publications links: 1 Journal of
 Works Cited format Opinion from each side
 Parenthetical Citation format & (Lib/Cons)/ Searching back
placement issues by key word
 TP Sample A: ( ) Citations don’t  Hand in Topic and Tentative
match WC entries Thesis
 TP Sample B: proper integration
HW: HW
Read handouts for evidence &  Begin conducting research &
source citation completing Persuasive Speech
 Read Rules for Writers Research Planning Sheet (due
pp.426-430; scan samples; read next Fri)
pp.435-438; scan samples, esp.
online; read p.465 and 474-475
 Bring Rules for Writers to class
tomorrow
 Choose a topic for your speech
& write a preliminary thesis:
your angle + 3 reasons to
promote your angle – due in
writing Thurs/Fri this week
 (5 pt. grade deduction for
change of topic after Mon/Tues
– 3 reasons may change based
upon research process)

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