Book+Talk+Outline

= **ENGLISH 9: Book Talk Speech--OUTLINE GUIDELINES** = **TOPIC/PURPOSE/THESIS STATEMENT** __Topic__ – Book title. __General Purpose__ - to persuade __Purpose Statement__ - to persuade [insert specific audience here] that [insert your own “should” statement here]. __Thesis Statement__ –Must include an imperative word such as //should//, //must//, //ought to// and a clear statement of the intended audience. Also it must preview the three main points. //Example:// //All prospective teachers must read Johnothan Kozol’s **Savage Inequalities**// //as it traces the __historical context__ that led to the __current problems__ in America’s public schools while addressing __possible solutions__ to better the state of education in America.// **ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN – TOPICAL** **Topical Organization** – Each of your three main points should answer the question, “Why?” to your thesis statement. **MAIN PARTS OF THE SPEECH** I. **INTRODUCTION** - Capture your audience's attention and introduce your topic. Label each part. A. **Attention-getter/Reason to listen** (Be original and creative!) B. **Background on your topic** (What info about your book/author would you like the audience to know that’s NOT be included in the speech body?) C. **Purpose Statement** D. **Thesis Statement** **with a preview of main points** = II. **BODY** = III. **CONCLUSION** - Summarize your main ideas, restate your thesis, and end with a thought-provoking idea. Label each part. A. **Summary** of main ideas B. **Restatement** of thesis (use new wording!) C. Thought-provoking **ending idea**. **__SAMPLE BODY OUTLINE FOR BOOK TALK SPEECH__** **Thesis Statement**: All ninth grade English teachers should include //Ender’s Game// as required reading because of its universal theme, realistic characters, and historical context. **II. Body** A. The novel addresses the universal theme of fairness that ninth graders can relate to. 1. **Example**: Ender often feels as if he is being treated unfairly by his superiors at the Battle School (//Ender’s Game// ch. 7). 2. **Excerpt**: “Ender shook his head. . . . Mustn’t cry, he told himself” (Card 50). 3. **Example**: When he goes to Command School, the feeling of unfairness continues (//Ender’s Game// ch. 14). 4. **Excerpt**: “Of course we tricked you into it. . . . It’s what you were born for” (Card 208-09). 5. **Author Testimony**: “Fiction, because it is not about somebody who actually lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about ourself” (Introduction to //Ender’s Game// xx). 6. **Reader Testimony**: “I love the book! I can so easily relate to it and I'd do just about anything to personally meet Ender!” (http://search.barnesandnoble.com). B. The novel involves realistic, though brilliant, children who interact in very natural ways. 1. **Example**: Bonzo is the classic bully (//Ender’s Game//, ch. 12). 2. **Example**: Bean is the nerdy teacher’s pet (//Ender’s Game//, ch. 10). 3. **Example**: Valentine is the adoring older sister (//Ender’s Game//, ch. 3). 4. **Excerpt**: “As he got in the car that waited silently in the corridor, he heard Valentine’s anguished cry. ‘Come back to me! I love you forever’” (Card 19). C. The novel teaches important historical concepts that mirror what is learned in European History. 1. **Example**: The Warsaw Pact is discussed (//Ender’s Game//, ch. 9). 2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **Expert Testimony**: Mr. _____ agrees that the discussion in //Ender’s Game// helps his students understand what the Warsaw Pact is all about (Mr. _____ interview). 3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **Example**: The Philosophy of John Locke is a major part of the novel (//Ender’s Game//, ch. 9). 4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **Reader Testimony**: _________, a student in Mr. _________’s HMW class says she understood John Locke’s philosophy much better after reading //Ender’s Game// (Interview on [add date]).
 * Make sure each main point is a complete sentence.
 * Include at least two supporting subpoints for each main point.
 * Label each supporting with a description of the form the support is going to take: quotation from a reviewer, quotation from a reader, quotation from the author, example from the book, excerpt from the book, statistic, description, fact.