Speeches Lesson 4 - Research and Writing

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Speeches Lesson 4
Research and Writing

Get into the LessonUp - Quiet down and grab a pen and paper

Last lesson...

By now you should have:

1. Written the opening sentence of your speech.

2. Have thought about the techniques you've seen in action last lesson and how 'you' could use them.

Today

Learning Goals

You can:

-Look critically at the contents of an article.

-Search effectively on the web for articles.

Programme

You will:

- Find 2 articles to supplement your speech.

-Read these articles critically.

-Find information you can use in your speech.

Why reading articles is important for your speech.

1. Your speech will be backed up by facts, and not only opinions.

2. When you make arguments/statements; being able to cite another source from an article makes the argument stronger.

3. Articles will give you ideas that you wouldn't have thought of otherwise.

Journal article vs. News Article

Be aware of the difference!

• News articles --> sensationalism/ entertainment/ no sources cited.
  
• Journal articles --> written by academics/ written as research/ contains sources cited.
  

News article

Journal article:

Pros:

Easy to read; short; easily accessible.

Cons: might contain false information; no citations and sources.

Pros:
A lot of information; accepted by the academic community;

Cons: Difficult to read; Long; hard to find

Tips and tricks for reading articles:

• 1. If there's an abstract - read this first! An abstract contains a summary of the most important points of the article.

• 2. Skim/scan the article first to see if it is relevant.

• 3. Look at the sources at the bottom of the article; this might lead you to another article that might be even more useful!

• 4. Highlight parts that you deem important. This will come in handy if you ever need find the information again.

Where to find (journal) articles?

1. Scroll down on Wikipedia to find the sources used; clicking on the various links there will take you to articles.

2. Websites such as www.jstor.org - which contain numerous academic articles.

3. scholar.google.com  - a special version of Google to find articles.

* Wikipedia is not a valid source! However, it can be used to find other sources.

How to use information from articles?

Never copy/paste information from an article into your own work. Try and put it in your own words.

If you do want to cite: then make sure the reader/listener knows you have taken the information from a source other than your own:

e.g.

'As said by Terry G. in his article Chess the Art Form  : "Richard Cypher was a terrible chess player" '

This lesson's assignment -->

-Find at least 2 articles to support the argument in your speech.

-Use the time in this lesson to find and read your articles.

-Underline information that you would want to reference in your speech.

*Remember! Don't copy/paste but put the information in your own words. Cite where you got it from.

Homework

• -Write out the rest of your speech.

• -Remember, it has to be 2 minutes long.

• -Next lesson: Peer Feedback