Mary is an eighth grader and, until recently, pretty popular at school. lately, she started finding notes in her locker and in her backpack that were really upsetting. the notes were unsigned and mean. they said things like: “ we don’t like how you’re treading on our territory.” and even, “ you better watch out because we’re watching you…” mary had no idea who might be sending the notes but she had an idea why. in the last few months she had started accepting invitations to high school parties. she had also fooled around with a couple of sophomore guys. she had a feeling that the notes were from some of the high school girls. she knew how gossip got around and how mean other people said the sophomore girls were. what was she supposed to do? almost every day this week she received a note. she felt angry, scared, and hurt. she showed the notes to two of her friends. one of them said that whoever is sending them was probably just jealous and she should just ignore them. the other friend said she should show them to a teacher. mary felt like there was no good choice. if she tried to ignore the notes she was afraid they would just continue, and she was not only scared, she was mad. she wanted them to stop. but if she turned in the notes, she was sure the whole school would find out and she would probably have to name names as to who she thought was sending them. if the gossip was bad now, wouldn’t’ it be worse then? what should mary do?

Adapt the speech you delivered in lesson 2 to an audience of professionals, teachers, and parents. the audience expects a more formal delivery. your listeners also expect you to use media such as images and audio to make your speech more convincing and easier to understand. your assignment should include the following elements: -at least four sources to back up your ideas -media elements to illustrate your ideas -changes to both the style and content of the speech to make it more appropriate to the audience -citations that follow mla guidelines as you revise your presentation, research and cite at least four sources. at least two of these sources must provide supporting evidence, such as charts and graphs or quotes from newspapers or other credible sources. the other two sources can provide material to grab the audience's attention — for example, photos that your audience visualize what you're talking about or music that sets the mood. you can also create original images, but these will not count as sources. here are some types of media that you may use to either show evidence or move the audience: quotes tables, charts, and graphs images video audio (including music) mix up the types of media you use so that no medium is used more than twice. take care that all your sources contribute to your speech in an obvious way. they should either back up what you're saying or make your ideas easier for your audience to understand logically or emotionally. avoid visual aids that are off topic or confusing. ask yourself these questions as you revise: am i still fulfilling the requirements of the speech i gave in lesson 2? is my speech still about a theme in franklin roosevelt's four freedoms speech? do i connect that theme to my own life and to a current issue? are my sources credible and relevant? will they convince an audience of parents, teachers, and professionals? do my media elements enhance my speech? do they set the mood, explain something difficult, or offer convincing proof? do i avoid media elements that are more distracting than ? did i cite my sources according to mla guidelines? did i check my works-cited page against sample works-cited pages to make sure it's correct?