The first half of your assignment is to turn your argumentative research essay from Lesson 2 into a speech. The second halfofthe assignment is to provide a works-cited page that lists all
yoursources. You will also need to go back over the parenthetical citations in youressay so
that sources match up with the entries on your works-cited page.
To prepare your speech, you must boil down your essay into an outline. Your outline can appear
on sheets of paper, note cards, or some other medium. You'll then present your information
out loud to your classmates, using visual aids to help them understand your argument and get
them interested. The visual aids can be the same ones that appeared in your essay, or you can
use new ones.
Your speech should include the following elements: