Persuasive PowerPoint

Persuasive PowerPoint Assignment

For the PowerPoint assignment, you must choose one persuasive question to respond and give your opinion on. Your goal is to argue why your opinion is “right” on your particular topic. Your presentation must include:

• A minimum of six slides
• Five images- images that improve the look of the presentation
• One slide with sound
• Backgrounds on all slides
• Transition effects on at least 3 slides
• List all sources used
• Save in "projects" folder as yourlastnamepowerpoint.ppt

In your presentation, you should include the following information:

Slide 1= A title slide that includes the title of your presentation and your name.

Slide 2= Some background information on your topic and what your opinion is. (This may be a history of the law or tradition, or facts, statistics and trends.)

Slide 3= 1 slide that gives the opposite point of view on your topic and why that point of view is weak. (What would a person that believes the opposite say and why are they wrong?)

Slides 4 and 5= 2 slides- 1 slide for each piece of evidence or “proof” as to why your opinion is the most correct based on the information. (Focus on ONE reason on each slide. Only focus on two reasons, do not just make a list of reasons. Instead, put effort into explaining your two strongest reasons.)

Slide 6= The last slide should be titled "Works Cited" and should list all the WebPages that were used to gather information. (Keep a list as you go along. Google.com does not count as a source!)

• All text should be in YOUR OWN WORDS otherwise it is plagiarism.

Please ask any questions if you are confused by any part of the assignment.

Persuasive PowerPoint Topics

Choose one topic to answer from the choices below.

• Should all U.S. politicians have term limits?
• Should college athletes be paid?
• Do too many colleges focus more on sports than on academics?
• Are African-Americans portrayed negatively in the media?
• Are women portrayed negatively in the media?
• Is our school system outdated? (Length of school day, vacations, courses required, etc.)
• Do high school sports cause too many injuries?
• Should comprehensive public high schools be required to have an arts/music program?
• Should vending machines be allowed in schools?
• Should we allow human cloning?
• Should there be a military draft for young men and women?
• Should schools require 4 years of physical education?
• Where is the line between torture and protecting the safety of the public? (Ex., waterboarding, sleep deprivation and other methods that "leave no marks.")
• Should animal testing be allowed?
• Should we allow euthanasia to be made legal? (Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Physician aid-in-dying [PAD] is legal in Oregon, Washington and Montana.)
• Should students and teachers be banned from interacting on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)?
• Do we need to cut military spending in order to save the economy?
• Do fast food establishments advertise too much to children?
• Should cities ban toys in "Happy Meals"? Or is it getting in the way of free enterprise?
• Should cities provide free wireless internet?
• Should police officers have the right to confiscate the cars of drivers who text while driving?