Monroe's Motivate Sequence

Persuasive Preparation Outline You will write a preparation outline that presents in its most essential form the argument that you intend to give during your persuasive speech. Once you have composed this outline, it will be reduced in length and abbreviated in its wording until it can be represented in the speaking notes that you eventually will have with you during the speech. You must not carry your preparation outline while giving the speech, for its function is to aid in preparing for the speech, not to serve as a memory device during the speech. After you submit your preparation outline, your instructor will provide some basic feedback that you can consider as you prepare your speaking notes, practice your delivery, and continue to refine your argument. Requirements Format: The preparation outline must be typed. It must be written in full-sentences but not in paragraphs. It should not read as a paper or as a script detailing what you intend to say word for word. Structure: The preparation outline must include an introduction, the body of the argument, and the conclusion. The introduction should reflect the components of effective introductions as explained in Chapter 10. The conclusion should reflect the components of effective conclusions as explained in that same chapter. Principles of Outlining: The preparation outline must reflect the three principles for outlining in Chapter 10, namely subordination, coordination, and division. You should use a symbol scheme that clearly distinguishes each level in the outline. Typically, main points are designated by Roman numeral (I, II, III), sub-points by capital letters (A, B, C), and sub-sub-points by numbers (1, 2, 3), as described in Chapter 10. An example of a preparation outline can be found in the appendices of the textbook. Sources: For this assignment, you are required to use at least five (5) credible sources. You must cite these sources using proper APA style in the text of the outline as described in Chapter 5. You also must cite these sources using proper APA style in a reference page, which you must submit with your preparation outline. You must not use websites such as Wikipedia, Ask.com, or other such online encyclopedias, for these do not count as expert sources. Citing these during the speech later can result in a substantial penalty to your grade. Although encouraged, interviews, personal correspondence, atlases, dictionaries and encyclopedias do not count toward your total number of sources. You may use these sources, but they do not count towards the minimum number of sources for the assignment. That being said, if you use them, they must be listed in the reference page and properly cited within the outline. Topic: Your topic must relate to the theme for CMM 100 for this semester. By the time that you submit your preparation outline, you should have submitted your topic already on Isidore. Not doing so can result in penalties to your grade for the persuasive speech. Organizational Pattern: During the persuasive speech, you must use one of the organizational patterns in Chapter 10 as the structure for the argument that you make: Problem-Solution, Problem-Cause-Solution, Monroe’s Motivated Sequence, or Comparative Advantages. In each of these patterns, you must advocate for a specific solution that will solve a problem or a specific plan that will satisfy a specific need. Do not propose multiple solutions, unless they are components or elements of a single plan. Not only do you not have time to develop multiple solutions effectively, but presenting multiple solutions weakens the focus of your argument. The organizational pattern you have chosen should be evident in the preparation outline. Grading You will receive a letter grade ranging from “F” to “A” for your work in this assignment. This letter grade reflects the instructor’s assessment of how well you performed key behaviors integral to effective and ethical persuasion. Your instructor will provide a grading form or rubric that specifies these behaviors and some explanation of what constitutes quality performance for each.