The last major speech, the extemporaneous, is to be approximately five minutes in length. It is explicitly persuasive in nature; students will argue in support of a thesis provided by the instructor during class time. Because the thesis will be provided during class time, students should also expect that they may be obliged to argue a thesis which is not in accordance with their own beliefs.
The nature of the assignment itself is that students will be given a short written text, which they will be expected to read. The thesis will be a response to it, arguing either in favor of the positions outlined in the text or against them.
As with the manuscript speech, any and all information deriving from outside sources must be accounted for appropriately. Acceptable standards for doing so appear on the Purdue University Online Writing Lab, here; be sure to follow MLA rules. FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR SOURCES IS PLAGIARISM AND WILL BE DEALT WITH HARSHLY.
A PDF copy of the rubric by which the instructor will evaluate student performance appears below.