Learning from another speaker (persuasive speech)

Writing practice: Learning from another speaker (persuasive speech)

View student speaker Stephanie Poplin’s persuasive speech “The Importance of Community Service and Civic Engagement” below and respond to the following three questions in the spaces following the video.

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“The Importance of Community Service and Civic Engagement”

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1. List two ways in which Poplin connects with her audience.

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Learning from another speaker: 1. List two ways in which Poplin connects with her audience.

2. Is Poplin’s delivery effective? Say why or why not, listing specific strategies she uses or fails to use.

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Learning from another speaker: 2. Is Poplin’s delivery effective? Say why or why not, listing specific strategies she uses or fails to use.

3. How can you tell that Poplin has used sources to support her points?

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Learning from another speaker: 3. How can you tell that Poplin has used sources to support her points?