Homework Assignments:

1. Revisit all class notes.

2. Read and highlight textbook Chapter 2 "Effective Speech Writing" on pages 16-26.

3. Do Main Point Exercise on pages 31 and 32.

4. Take You Ought to Know By Now sample review quiz #2.

Graded Homework Assignments:

The following graded homework assignments must be submitted via email. The email address is srginley@yahoo.com. Submit only the number of the question and your answer in the body of your email message. ATTACHMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Due Sunday, February 8, 6:30 p.m.

1. Email your answers to the Organizational Pattern Exercise on pages 29 and 30 to the instructor. Use your group's private Discussion Forum to discuss with your fellow group members any organizational patterns you have difficulty determining.

2. Go to your group's private Discussion Forum and post the following information about your Persuasive Speech:

*Specific Purpose
*Thesis Statement
*Organizational Pattern
*3 Main Points fitting your organizational pattern

Due Wednesday, February 11, 6:30 p.m.

1. Take Quiz #2.

2. Revisit your group's private Discussion Forum and look at your fellow group members' work. Either tell them you think what they've written is correct or offer corrections and/or suggestions for improvement.

Due Wednesday, April 7, 6:30 p.m.:

Answer review questions #63-98 on pages 164-167. Do not email me your answers. I'll check all Midterm Review Question answers during the Wednesday, April 7, class session. You may check your answers in the You Ought to Know By Now review section.

Links to Additional Materials:

Emoticons are keyboard generated graphics used to indicate emotions in online communication. Since online written communication can’t carry inflection you have to be very careful about what you write. Emoticons are a way of indicating the emotions you’re feeling. For example, if you’re happy or just kidding you’d type :-). If you’re shocked you might type #:-o.

Sample main points are further examples of main points for each of the organizational patterns.

Putting Theory Into Practice

Main Point Exercise Answers

Study Break:

Now that you’re beginning to write your Persuasive Speech you might find yourself searching for just the right word for one of your outline points. If that’s the case try looking here. According to the “Book of Lists”, these are the thirteen longest words.

Still can’t find the right word? Do what these people did. Make one up! Here are some words that were created on the spot to fill a need. Invented Words. Give these words a chance. Remember, engaging in Floccinaucinihilipipification in regards to these words may cause pandemonium in your thought process!! ;-) So, relax. Get a hot dog. :-D