Recognize common organizational structures of speeches (e.g., sequential, chronological, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, cause-effect). 0501.2.11

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1. Basic Speech Structure - use this as a model for making your speech
2. Cause and Effect Activities - collection of Language Arts skill builders at Internet4Classrooms
3. Compare Contrast Activities - collection of Language Arts skill builders at Internet4Classrooms
4. Effective Speech Writing: The Importance of Theme - suggestions for choosing an appropriate theme
5. Improving Sentence Clarity - Strategies for improving the clarity of your sentences and your papers
6. The Informative Speech Body - the main concerns in creating the body of a speech
7. Ordering the Phrases - excellent interactive quiz; learn about the different stages of a presentation and to learn some phrases that tell your audience where you are in your presentation. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
8. Organizational Patterns for Speeches - description of four speech patterns from the writing center at Colorado State University; causal order, chronological order, spatial order, and topical order
9. Organizational Patterns for Speeches - This document describes five basic patterns for organizing a speech: logical or topical, chronological or time sequence, spatial or geographical, classification, and problem-solution
10. Patterns of Organization and Their Clue Words- handout; defines term with example word usage [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
11. Principles of Organization - scroll to middle of page to get to this section; four broad principles
12. Speech Structure - how to organize your speech
13. Speech Writing at Scholastic - The skills needed to write and speak your ideas will help you in every aspect of your life. Learn the tricks with two Scholastic experts who take you step by step through the process of writing and delivering a speech
14. Step-by-Step Guide to Preparing Your First Speech - outline of how to organize and prepare for your speech [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
15. Structure of Oral Presentation - page three of this document includes seven helpful organizational devices - from Communication Across the Curriculum presented by The College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Pennsylvania
16. Theme - definition and examples of themes for speeches
17. Tips from the Pros - some expert political speech writers tell you the secrets of writing a speech

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