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Persuasive Presentation

Persuade:

1. to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.

2. to induce to believe by appealing to reason or understanding; convince: to persuade the judge of the prisoner's innocence.

—Synonyms 1 . urge, influence, move, entice, impel. Persuade, induce imply influencing someone's thoughts or actions. They are used today mainly in the sense of winning over a person to a certain course of action

A major part of current events is to take a stand on an issue and to be able to persuade your classmates. The best way to persuade someone is to give facts that support your viewpoint.

In this presentation, you will include the following:

Brief overview/background on your topic
What is your viewpoint?
Give several facts to support your viewpoint
Use persuasive language by making the audience feel the urgency of your viewpoint
Offer suggestions that the audience can do to help

Your presentation should be done using one of the following formats:

2-4 minute organized presentation
Visual must be included, such as PowerPoint, large poster, or handouts for the class

Optional: You might want to create a brief thought provoking question to allow for interaction with the class.

Additional Resources:

CNN Planet in Peril: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/planet.in.peril/

Environmental Issues: http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/

Global Issues: http://www.globalissues.org/

Human Population:

Human Population-Overpopulation or not?
Feeding the World-Scarcity and Famine
Stress on environment and resources-Do large populations affect and put stress on the environment, society and resources?

Natural Disasters:

Media and Natural Disasters
Hurricane Disaster Relief: Should the government do more?
Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster
Third World Debt and Disaster Recovery

Nature and Animal Conservation:

National Parks
Animal Rights organizations
Endangered and Extinction of Animals
Animal Trafficking Black Market sale of rare animals

Climate Change and Global Warming:

Who is responsible? Many people say the USA pollutes the most, China is joining the race!
Global Dimming
Global Warming and Population: Should India and China do more to combat Global Warming?
Is the Media hype spinning the Global Warming concern into something bigger than it really is?

Other Topics:

Deforestation
Going Green: Offer tips for going green
Water Pollution
Air Pollution
The Effects of the increased use of Ethanol
Environmental Law
Desertification
Habitat Loss
Species Loss
Genetically Engineered Foods: http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/GEFood.asp
“Biopiracy”- In other parts of the world, such as India, Brazil, Thailand, and Malaysia, multinational companies have been accused of participating in “biopiracy” whereby biological resources used by communities openly for generations (decades, centuries, or even millennia in some cases) have been patented away, leaving the local people unable to use their own local plants and other resources.

http://www.globalissues.org/HumanRights/indigenous/#ConflictingIssuessuchasEnvironmentBiopiracy

Names:______________________________________________________

Grading Rubric:

	Successful removal of your carbon footprint 100%	Go green, All the way! 90%	Thinking Green 80%	Happily breathing in pollution 60%
Overview /Background	Exceptional explanation of your topic and detailed background information.	Thorough explanation of your topic and detailed background information	Very brief explanation of background information and lacks quality details	Lacks thorough explanation of your topic
Your viewpoint	Well argued and explained viewpoint	Basic explanation and understanding of viewpoint	Unclear viewpoint, lacks thorough analysis	Unclear and Contradictory viewpoint
Supported by Facts	Exceptional facts that support your viewpoint (More than 10 facts)	Facts support viewpoint (5-10 Facts)	Some facts are faulty or weak (1-5 Facts)	Facts are faulty, weak and may contradict viewpoint. Or no facts given.
Persuasive	Extremely convincing and persuasive	Convincing and persuasive argument	Somewhat /Limited convincing and persuasive argument	Does not persuade audience
Audience Interaction	Poses several thought provoking questions to the audience	Poses some questions to the audience	Limited audience interaction	No audience interaction
Visual Included	Visual is exceptional, well planned, and extremely well presented	Visual is clear and well presented	Visual exists, but is rushed and sloppy.	No visual included

(THIS IS YOUR COVER SHEET)

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