Persuasive: Education and School Uniforms
Persuasive Speech Plan J Roeder
Topic: Children in public schools should wear uniforms.
Point Deductions
___Topic Approval
___ Plan
___ Speech to Group Note Cards
___ Speech to GroupPresentational Aids
___ Speech to Group Outline
___Self-Review
Thesis: Not only do uniforms help the parents get them ready in the morning, but can also be safer for kids who might bring items to school they shouldn’t. Uniforms are beneficial to the school as well as community.
Type of Speech: Process
Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
List two ways speech relates to audience: Kids are seen everywhere whether they are related to you or not, uniforms look better and the kids are more structured. My speech may be good for those who are thinking about schools with uniforms.
List a possible presentational aid: Powerpoint
List supporting materials (examples, statistics, or testimony) to be incorporated: I will use statistics from various sites such as “A case study of the effects of adopting school uniforms in Long Beach, CA which appeared in Psychology Today in September, 1999, reported the following effects from the switch to uniforms in 1995: Overall, the crime rate dropped by 91% , School suspensions dropped by 90% ,Sex offenses were reduced by 96% ,Incidents of vandalism went down 69% . “As of 2013, 21 percent of public schools have mandatory uniform rules and the states of Texas, Florida, New York, and Illinois have more school uniforms in public schools than other states.
List emotional appeals to be used:
Possible Introduction Material:
Capture attention
Introduce topic and thesis
Create audience connection/listener relevance, stress importance
Establish credibility
Preview main points
Tentative Main Points and Sub-points in the Body of the Speech, written in full sentences:
(For Monroe’s, include the need, satisfaction, and
Topic: Children in public schools should wear uniforms.
Point Deductions
___Topic Approval
___ Plan
___ Speech to Group Note Cards
___ Speech to GroupPresentational Aids
___ Speech to Group Outline
___Self-Review
Thesis: Not only do uniforms help the parents get them ready in the morning, but can also be safer for kids who might bring items to school they shouldn’t. Uniforms are beneficial to the school as well as community.
Type of Speech: Process
Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
List two ways speech relates to audience: Kids are seen everywhere whether they are related to you or not, uniforms look better and the kids are more structured. My speech may be good for those who are thinking about schools with uniforms.
List a possible presentational aid: Powerpoint
List supporting materials (examples, statistics, or testimony) to be incorporated: I will use statistics from various sites such as “A case study of the effects of adopting school uniforms in Long Beach, CA which appeared in Psychology Today in September, 1999, reported the following effects from the switch to uniforms in 1995: Overall, the crime rate dropped by 91% , School suspensions dropped by 90% ,Sex offenses were reduced by 96% ,Incidents of vandalism went down 69% . “As of 2013, 21 percent of public schools have mandatory uniform rules and the states of Texas, Florida, New York, and Illinois have more school uniforms in public schools than other states.
List emotional appeals to be used:
Possible Introduction Material:
Capture attention
Introduce topic and thesis
Create audience connection/listener relevance, stress importance
Establish credibility
Preview main points
Tentative Main Points and Sub-points in the Body of the Speech, written in full sentences:
(For Monroe’s, include the need, satisfaction, and