The purpose of a persuasive ###### is to convince your audience ###### agree with an idea or ###### that you've put forth.

First, ###### select a side on a ######, then you will write a ###### to explain your side and ###### to convince the audience to ###### with you.

Your first job ###### a speaker is to convince ###### audience that a particular problem ###### important to them. Then you ###### convince them that you have ###### solution to make things better.

######: You don't have to address ###### real problem; any need can ###### as the problem.]]>
As an example, let's imagine ###### you have chosen "Getting Up ######" as your topic. Your goal ###### be to persuade classmates to ###### themselves out of bed an ###### earlier every morning. In this ######, the problem could be summed ###### as "morning chaos."

A standard ###### format has an introduction with ###### great hook statement, three main ###### and a summary. Your persuasive ###### will be a tailored version ###### this format.]]>
Writing The Text

The ###### of your speech must be ###### written because your audience will ###### up their minds within a ###### minutes. They will decide to ###### be interested or be bored.

###### you write the full body, ###### should come up with a ######. Your greeting can be as ###### as "Good morning, everyone. My ###### is Frank."]]>
How many times have you been late to school? Does your day begin with shouts and arguments? Have you ever missed the bus?

Your hook could also be some interesting numbers, or a surprising statement:

###### than 50 percent of high ###### students skip breakfast because they ###### do not have time to ######. Tardy kids drop out of ###### more often than punctual kids.

###### you have the attention of ###### audience, you must follow through ###### define the topic/problem and introduce ###### solution. Here's an example of what you would have so far:

Good afternoon, class. My ###### is Frank Godfrey, and I ###### a question for you.]]>
Add the solution:

You can improve ###### mood and your school performance ###### adding more time to your ###### schedule. You do this by ###### your alarm clock to go ###### one hour earlier.

Your next ###### will be to write the ######, which will contain the three ###### points you've come up with ###### argue your position. Each point ###### be followed by supporting evidence ###### stories, and each body paragraph ###### need to end with a ###### statement that leads to the ###### part.

Here is a sample of three main statements:

Bad moods caused by ###### chaos will affect your workday ######.]]>
After you write three ###### paragraphs with strong transition statements, ###### are ready to work on ###### summary.

Your summary will re-state ###### argument and reasons in slightly ###### language.

This can be a ###### tricky. You don't want to sound repetitive, but you do need to repeat! Just find a way ###### re-word the same main points.]]>
A few examples of graceful exits:

###### all like to sleep. I ###### it's hard to get up ###### mornings, but I can assure ###### that the reward is well ###### the effort. If you follow ###### guidelines and make the effort ###### get up a little bit ###### every day, you reap rewards ###### your home and on your ###### card.

Tips For Writing Your Speech

Don't be harsh in ###### argument. You don't need to ###### down the other side, just ###### your audience that your side ###### right using positive reasons.]]>
###### muddle your speech by going ###### the standard "three points" format. ###### it might seem overly simple, ###### is a proven format for ###### audience that is hearing and ###### reading.]]>