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Date: ________________________
Objective
You will research a modern-day rebel who embodies the same traits as
Antigone. You will create a poster board with images and brief write-
ups, and give a 2-3 minute informative speech on your
rebel. Total: 50 points.
Details
Choose a person who has broken laws for moral reasons,
pushed boundaries, or stood up to those in power to make a
statement. This rebel must have lived during the past 100
years and made significant contributions to society. You may
choose any figure that you want, but you must have this
person approved by me.
In class, you will give a 2-3 minute informative speech on your modern-day
rebel. Focus on his/her specific actions and what he/she stood for. Clearly explain
at least 2 similarities between your rebel and Antigone. You may use notecards for
your speech. Your speech will be timed. Speech: 25 points.
Posterboard
Criteria Possible Comments
Points
Two images of your /5
Rebel
Summary of Rebels Life /5
One Paragraph /10
Comparison to Antigone
Creativity /5
Posterboard Total: _________ / 25
Speech
Criteria Possible Points Comments
Time of 2-3 minutes /5
Discussion of rebels /5
actions & power
Identify what your /5
Rebel stood for
2 similarities /10
between Rebel and
Antigone
Speech Total: ___________ / 25
HowtoOutlineaSpeech
Organization
Mostgoodwritingmusthavestructure.Agoodspeechisnoexception.Byprovidingyourspeechwitha
beginning,middle,andanend,youwilllaythefoundationsforasuccessfulspeechthatfulfillsallofyour
aspirations.
Opening
Thefirstthirtysecondsofyourspeechareprobablythemostimportant.Inthatperiodoftime,youmust
grabtheattentionoftheaudienceandengagetheirinterest.Thiscanbeachievedinseveralways.Forexample,
youcouldraiseathoughtprovokingquestion,makeaninterestingorcontroversialstatement,recitearelevant
quotationorevenrecountajoke.Onceyouhavewontheattentionoftheaudience,yourspeechshouldmove
seamlesslytothemiddleofyourspeech.
Writeyouropeningstatementhere:_____________________________________________________
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Body
Thebodyofyourspeechwillalwaysbethelargestpartofyourspeech.Atthispointyouraudiencewill
havebeenintroducedtoyouandthesubjectofyourspeech(assetoutinyouropening)andwillhopefullybe
readytohearyourarguments,yourthoughtsorevenyourramblingsonthesubjectofyourspeech.
Thebestwaytosetoutthebodyofyourspeechisbyformulatingaseriesofpointsthatyouwouldliketo
raise.DONOTAPPROACHYOURSPEECHLIKEITISAPAPER;youshouldnotbeconstructingwhole
paragraphsofinformation.Instead,selectspecificmainpointstothenfreelyelaborateon.
Thepointsshouldbeorganizedsothatrelatedpointsfollowoneanother;eachpointbuildsuponthe
previousone.Thiswillalsogiveyourspeechamorelogicalprogression,andmakethejobofthelistenerafar
easierone.
Don'ttrytooverwhelmyouraudiencewithcountlesspoints.Itisbettertomakeasmallnumberofpoints
wellthantohavetoomanypoints,noneofwhicharemadesatisfactorily.
Listthemainpointsofdiscussionhere.Includesomesupplementaldetails,suchasdirectquotes,research,or
moderndayexamplesthatpertaintoyourtopic:
1.MainPoint#1:
a.Supportingdetail:
b.Explanation:
2.MainPoint#2:
a.Supportingdetail:
b.Explanation:
3.MainPoint#3:
a.Supportingdetail:
b.Explanation:
4.MainPoint#4(ifnecessary)
a.Supportingdetail:
b.Explanation:
Closing
LikeyourOpening,theClosingofyourspeechmustcontainsomeofyourstrongestmaterial.Youshouldview
theclosingofyourspeechasanopportunity.Itisanopportunityto:
Summarizethemainpointsofyourspeech
Providesomefurtherfoodforthoughtforyourlisteners
Leaveyouraudiencewithpositivememoriesofyourspeech
Endwithafinalthought,emotion,orquestionthatcausestheaudiencetothink
Writeyourclosingstatementshere:______________________________________________________________
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Directions: Select three direct quotes from Sophocless Antigone that support your
speech topic. Look for quotes that help explain your thesis, or main stance on the
issue. Quotes should be unique and specifically on topic.
Topic:_____________________________________________________________________________
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Quote #1:
How does this quote help explain your topic? [e.g.: This information reveals
that]
Quote #2:
How does this quote offer further insight to your topic? [e.g.: This thought
demonstrates how]
Quote #3:
How does this quote address a specific aspect of your speech topic? [e.g.: Finally,
one can see that]
TipsforPracticingYourSpeech
Manypublicspeakersareunfamiliarwiththeirownspeeches.Theymayrecitethespeechlikea
strangertoit,losethemselvesinthedeliveryandseemsurprisedbyeachsubsequentline.Without
practicing,itislikelythatspeakerswillnotdeliveraneffectiveorpersuasivespeech.Theywillnotbeat
ease,willnotbeconfident,andthespeechwillsoundchoppy!
TechniquestoPracticingyourspeechinclude:
Readingandrereadingthespeech
Recordingthespeechandlisteningtoyourself
Recountingthespeechfrommemory
Thegoalisnottolearnyourspeechwordforword.Itwillseemmechanicalanddeliberate.You
shouldrefertoyournotecardsforstructure,ortokeeponpacewithyourmainpoints.Thesubstanceof
thespeechshouldbeexplainedinyourownwords,notreadfromyournotecards.Thisallowsyouto
makeeyecontactandmoveaccordingly.
Remember:findthestoryofyourspeech.Theouteroutlineofyourspeechisagreatplacetostart.If
youcanremembertheflowofyourspeech,itsstory,fromstarttofinish,thenyou'reinagreatplace!It
isvery,veryunlikelythatyouwillloseyourselfwhenmakingyourspeechandyouwillbevery
comfortableduringyourdelivery.Afterall,yourspeechisnowanoldfriend.
Audience
Theaudienceatapublicspeakingeventisthemostcommonsourceoffear.It'snotnaturalto
standinfrontofalargegroupofpeople,allofwhomhaveexpectationsofthespeakerandhisorher
speech.
However,inmostcases,theaudienceisasympatheticfriendbecausetheywilllisten.Whetheror
nottheaudienceknowswhoyouare,humannaturedictatesthattheyareverysympathetictoyouand
whatyouhavetosaybecausetheywantthetimetheyspendlisteningtoyoutobeworthwhile.
Inotherwords,beforeyoustartspeaking,mostaudienceswantyoutosucceed,andthat
translatesintoanattentive,supportivegroup.
SpeechDeliveryTips
Makesurethatyourappearanceiswellpresented.Ifyoulookunkemptorsloppy,itdiscredits
yourauthority!
Speakclearly;adjustthevolumeofyourvoicesothateveryonecanhearyou
Don'tshout!
Trytotakeyourtimespeaking.Breathetorelaxyournerves.
Effectivelytimed,apauseinyourspeechcanbeusedtoemphasizeapoint,ortoallowthe
audiencetoreacttoafact,anecdoteorjoke.Chooseappropriatetimestotakeabreath.
Makeeyecontactwithyouraudience;thisshowsyourconfidence!
Donotfidgetorshiftyourweightfromsidetoside
Donotputyourhandsinyourpockets
Dousehandgesturestoemphasizeapointoridea
Beyourself!Yourpersonalityispartofyourethos,orcredibility.
Name: _________________ Modern Day Rebel:
_________________________________
Posterboard
Criteria Possible Comments
Points
Two images of your /5
Rebel
Summary of Rebels Life /5
One Paragraph /10
Comparison to Antigone
Creativity /5
Posterboard Total: _________ / 25
Speech
Criteria Possible Points Comments
Time of 2-3 minutes /5
Discussion of rebels /5
actions & power
Identify what your /5
Rebel stood for
2 similarities /10
between Rebel and
Antigone
Speech Total: ___________ / 25