Potential informative topics

List and number five potential informative topics. Provide 2-3 sentences about their relevance to you.

PART 2 (5 points)

1. Identify the topic you will use for your speech and 2-3 lines about why you selected that above the other options.

2. Write the specific purpose statement that alludes to the precise goal for the speech: “My audience will …..” The purpose statement should be: a) a declarative statement, b) written as a complete sentence rather than a title or sentence fragment, c) descriptive and specific rather than vague, and d) focused on one idea.

3. Write a thesis statement that includes your three main points.

PART 3 (15 points)

4. List five research materials in bibliographic form that you have found on your topic. Evaluate these sources as an annotated bibliography. You may select a book, scholarly journal article, newspaper or magazine article, or a website or media clip. You must select three different information source types.