Developing Purpose and Thesis Statements.

Developing Purpose and Thesis StatementsObjectivesPrepare purpose statements and thesis statements for speech topicsApply standard methods for creating fully developed speech topicsAssignment OverviewIn this writing assignment, you will practice selecting a topic and developing purpose and thesis statements for different types of speeches.DeliverablesA one-page (250-word) document prepared after following these steps:Step 1 Consider the scenario.Imagine that you need to submit a proposal for an informative speech about one topic of your choice. If your proposal is accepted, you will have 30 minutes to present your speeches.Step 2 Paste the table.Copy and paste the following table into your document. Use this table to plan your speech. When you copy and paste this into your paper you submit, it should expand as needed. DO NOT send this info without it being in the table, please.Topic- General Purpose- Specific Purpose- Thesis- Main PointsInform (Table is here could not copy) ( I will fill it in)Step 3 Enter a topic in the topic column.Enter a topic suitable for each scenario presented in Step 1 in the Topic column of the table.Step 4 Enter the specific purposes.In each of the three Specific Purpose cells, enter a specific purpose that matches the corresponding general purpose statement. This means that you could take this topic in at least three ways if you were to give the speech, so think of three specific purposes for your topic.Step 5 Enter the theses.In each of the three Thesis cells, enter a thesis based on the corresponding specific purpose statements. Your thesis will change according to the purpose, so all of them should be ones that correspond to each of the purposes.Step 6 Identify and generate main points.For each of the three thesis statements you wrote for the topic you selected, identify one resulting question and generate at least three main points. Enter the thesis statement, question, and main points into your word processing document using the format in the example shown here:ExampleThesis Statement: The government should (or should not) provide health insurance coverage to all citizens.Question: Why should the government provide health insurance coverage to all citizens?Main Points:Health care is prohibitively expensive for citizens without health insurance.The first question you are asked when you call most doctors’ offices in the United States is, “What type of insurance do you have?”People without health insurance may be unable to get the health care they need.What you Submit for this Assignment:Follow the steps above and submit the table as described in each of the steps. Do not overthink this! It’s not difficult to do. Really. 🙂