Wednesday, March 16

• Don’t turn in your paper yet.• In your notes, write down:

• Your paper thesis statement• Your main points in your paper that support

your thesis • We will be using this information for an

activity in class today

Homework• Submit paper to Turnitin.com tonight by

11:59pm• Turn in hard copy of paper tomorrow (if you

didn’t today)• Memorize poem• Work on speech• Journal due on speech day• No vocab quiz on Friday

Goals for Today:• Have a pretty good idea of what kind

of visual aid you will use for your speech

• Have a rough draft of your speech outline completed – at least a thesis and support points.

Using Visual Aids• Who is your audience?• What is your purpose?• We don’t want to be overwhelmed with

words.• Make sure your visual aid has a purpose. It

should enhance your message.

Let’s say I’m doing a speech on the

Earthquake in Japan• An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the

east coast of Japan early today. • The quake -- one of the largest in recorded

history -- triggered a 23-foot tsunami that battered Japan's coast killing hundreds and sweeping away cars, homes, buildings, and boats.

• "This is the kind of earthquake that hits once every 100 years," said restaurant worker Akira Tanaka.

IMPORTANT • If you need to use my computer for your

visual aid you MUST:• Email me your PowerPoint/image/whatever

BEFORE YOUR SPEECH• I will download the file and have it ready on

my computer.• If you do not email me with enough time, you

will not have access to your file for your speech.

Class Assessment • Same thing goes for your assessment –

if you need me to make copies, then you must give me advance notice.

Please write down:• 2 or 3 ideas for a visual aid (don’t just

write “poster”• Doesn’t have to be complicated• Think “what would help the class best

understand my poem/poet?” • Think of some “out-of-the-box” ideas

Your Speech Outline• How should it be different from your paper?

• Shorter• Less in-depth • Thesis may be more focused • Less formal diction and tone

• Citations • Don’t need to cite unless it adds validity to

your source.

Outline 1. Intro – Memorized poem and attention grabbing

opening which introduces the thesis. 2. Main Point

1. Support/evidence (you will have more than just 1)

3. Main Point1. Support/evidence

4. Main Point1. Support/evidence

5. Conclusion - Memorable conclusion which ties together the main points to support the thesis

What are my main points?

• What are the most important aspects of your research paper? • Is your poet famous for a certain technique? • Is there a common theme in his/her poetry? • Does you poet typify aspects of the Romantic or

Victorian period?

• What would your audience find most interesting?

Sample Thesis with Main Points

• Like many modern American poets, Frost expresses his dissatisfaction with the war through the symbols of death in “The Bear”. • Symbol of Death #1 -

compared to his life/historical context

• Symbol of Death #2 - compared to his life/historical context

• Symbol of Death #3 - compared to his life/historical context

• Robert Frost’s personal life and childhood in rural America influenced the melancholy tone is his poem “The Bear”. • Death of Frost’s Dad

and Mom• Frost’s frustration with

rural America• Analysis of poem in

regards to death of family members and rural America

Take out your paper thesis and main points

and write down:1. Your speech thesis (may be the same as you paper thesis but it

also may be different – more specific and focused)

2. Your main points• Now pair/share. Make revisions if necessary.• What specific evidence and support will you

use to support your main points?• Think about your opening and closing

statements.

Homework• Submit paper to Turnitin.com tonight by 11:59pm• Turn in hard copy of paper tomorrow (if you didn’t

today)• Work on Memorizing your poem• Work on speech – draft of your outline DUE FRIDAY• Journal due on speech day• Check SharePoint for any updates • Write one aspect of the speech that you are most

concerned about on a notecard