### 8.1.8 Project: Complete Your Assignment
English I
Points Possible: 40
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Name: Katherine Rodriguez
Date: 06.25-24
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#### Your Assignment:
Prepare a five-minute speech using evidence from researched sources to support your opinion about an issue in your community. You'll do the research and outline in this lesson and deliver the speech in Lesson 2.
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#### Your assignment should include the following elements:
- A thesis that takes a clear stance on an issue.
- Two to four supporting points that back up your thesis.
- Evidence from credible sources to back up your supporting points.
- An outline, divided into note cards, with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.
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#### Tips for Success:
Ask yourself these questions as you revise:
- Does my thesis say something that many people are likely to disagree with? Is it controversial enough that I need to back it up with evidence?
- Does my introduction get the audience's attention and clearly state my thesis?
- Is each supporting point backed up with evidence from at least one credible source?
- Does my conclusion remind the audience of the thesis? Does it leave a lasting impression so that the audience remembers my thesis?