Topic: Should The Death Penalty Be Abolished/ Outline And Research Speec
After reading the powerpoints, watching the MMS video (under course documents), and looking over the outline for Speech 4, as well as the sample filled-in outline, use this RQ, take your stance and prepare the first TWO SECTIONS of the outline (AS SHOWN BELOW- Introduction and Body):
Topic: Should the death penalty be abolished?
PERSUASIVE SPEECH PREPARATION OUTLINE MONROE’S MOTIVATED SEQUENCE
 
Name:
 
Research Question: 
General Purpose: 
Specific Purpose:  
 
I. INTRODUCTION
 
1.
1. ATTENTION GETTER (Step 1): 
2. Common Ground (how you identify with your listeners): 
3. Specific purpose: 
4. Credibility:  
5. NEED (Step 2): NEED: (Claim previewing two/three items: need and solution)
 
 
I. BODY
 
1.
1. Main Point 1: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form)
 
Support Material 1:
•       Source: (Cite source in MLA format)
 
•       Kind of Support Material: (Decide among EXAMPLES, STATISTICS, or
EXPERT TESTIMONY)
 
•       What is evidence meant to show? 
 
Potential counter-claim: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form, cite source)
 
Transition, or connector:
   
2.
2. Main Point 2: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form)
 
Support Material 2:
•       Source: (Cite source in MLA format)
 
•       Kind of Support Material: (Decide among EXAMPLES, STATISTICS, or
EXPERT TESTIMONY)
 
•       What is evidence meant to show?
 
Potential counter-claim: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form, cite source)
 
Transition, or connector:
       
   3.  Main Point 3: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form)
 
Support Material 3:
•       Source: (Cite source in MLA format)
 
•       Kind of Support Material: (Decide among EXAMPLES, STATISTICS, or
EXPERT  TESTIMONY)
 
•       What is evidence meant to show?
 
Potential counter-claim: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form, cite source):
                 
Transition: 
SATISFACTION (Step 3): State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form - clearly state the solution you are proposing)
 
Potential counter-claim: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form, cite source):
 
Transition: 
 
VISUALIZATION (Step 4): (Positive and/or Negative - Provide an in-depth explanation/hypothetical situation)
 
Transition:  
 
I. CONCLUSION
 
ACTION (Step 5): (Concrete action that can be taken right now to address the need - be sure to provide contact details)