how do i write my high school student government speech? what should i include in it?
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Please give us a little more detail. For example, what government are you talking about? What is your speech trying to prove? What are the criteria? As a general guideline, if you are writing this to persuade, then make sure you have some persuasive elements in you speech. Such as appeals (rational, emotive etc). For more info, go to http://aal15.tutor.com/nGEN/Apps/SocWeb/main.aspx?ID=9f3e62b7-fff2-4173-bbe3-c33e445cb66e, where real people will give you reliable answers.
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With only 500 words to work with, your essay is going to be about 3 or 4 paragraphs long. That's not much space so you'll have to be fairly conservative in your writing.\n\nYour introductory paragraph should explain what recycling is and what can be recycled. You want to start with fairly general statements and move towards your specific thesis.\n\nYour thesis should be one sentence long and found at the end of the introductory paragraph. It should be insightful; that is, it shouldn't be so obvious that your reader could have come up with it on there own without having done any research. If you're not sure if your thesis is insightful, ask yourself, "So what?". This will tell you if your thesis answers the question of why it is important to recycle.\n\nYour next paragraph should explain your thesis in detail. If your thesis talks about the economic benefits to recycling in your region you should provide a well set up source, followed by a quote from this source and then an explanation of how this quote supports your main point. Don't just string quotes together, your reader wants to know why YOU think your school should recycle, not what Dr. Bob Dobbs thinks.\n\nAfter you have written your 1 or 2 body paragraphs, you should write a conclusion. You can use this space as the one last push for your idea. Relate it to the larger picture. If your school recycles, how will it benefit other schools, future students and your city as a whole?\n\nYou should probably also provide a works cited. This is a list of the sources you used in the body of your paragraph. If recycling is going to be an administrative decision (and I imagine it will be given the cost of starting such programs) they will probably be interested in further research on the proposal you have made.\n\nWell, I hope this helped you out. Good luck with your proposal!
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1.  Decide the topics (make it something important to you that you care about if possible, something you strongly belive)\n2.  Research the topics\n3.  decide what you want to say\n4.  make an outline\n5.  add details to the outline\n6.  start practicing your speech\n7.  practice in front of other people and get feedback\n8.  improve your speech (more research may be needed)\n9.  breathe and relax
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For starters, write in plain English, without substituting numbers for letters and using proper grammar. If you ask me, you should know what to write about the Federalist papers if you're in AP US History, but maybe I'm just fooling myself. 2 pages seems like a bit much for such a short letter.\n\nIf you don't have it already, there's a text for these papers at http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed10.htm\n\nWhat is this project? A summary? An analysis? If it's a summary, then you have your work cut out for you. Summarize each paragraph, as easy as that. If you're doing an analysis, think of what factors might have caused Madison to publish this paper and why he wrote what he did. Try to gauge the impact that the papers had on society and the atmosphere of the time.\n\nAnd use Wikipedia. Like mad.
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Maybe you can say something about your impression of the school, what you've learnt, how you've been living your campus life. \n\nAnd as the president of the international students, maybe you can talk about the role of international students in the school, the contribution they have made, even some troubles they've ever met and how they solved the problems (with help), etc.\n\nAnd don't forget to back up your opinions with some solid examples. Some audio/ visual aid, like powerpoint, videos, tapes, pictures, works demonstration during the speech will make it more interesting and convincing.\n\nLast but not least, speak confidently and with a smile.\n\nGood luck to the speech!
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Easy as 1, 2 and 3\n1.  Decide what you are going to tell them...and start by writing one sentence about...what you are going to say.\n\n2.  Tell them - start this part by stating what it is you are saying about this piece of history (or any subject).\n\n3.  Summary - start this by stating in one sentence about what you told us...about that piece of history.\n\nNow go back and write 2 more sentences for 1, 2, and 3, and do this until you have the proper number of paragraphs or pages for your report.
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A good paper is clear and concise.   Take time to gather your thoughts about the subject, and for your particular topic, I'd suggest the following:\n\n1)Recall some of the things that the speaker said, and what s/he talked about while s/he was in your class.\n\n2)Make sure your facts are accurate.  Nobody likes for the paper to make a mistake when it's writing about them!\n\n3)Make sure your paper follows an orderly, logical sequence and makes sense to people who weren't there for the speaker's presentation.\n\n4)Give your and your classmate's thoughts on the presentation and tell about how it has helped you in your class.
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This may be too juvenile but have you or a student get up and walk to the center of the room. Hold out both arms. On one arm, say something general like. "I like to draw" and on the other, say "I enjoy the show 24" Then, have the students who 'agree' with those link to the corresponding arms, then they do the same thing with their arms, and then you keep going until everyone in the room is linked.\nIt's corny, but I did it at a high school leadership conference with kids from all around and we enjoyed it.\n\nAlso, you can set two equal rows of chairs facing each other, then have students sit in both rows. Have the students sitting across from each other get to know one another (exchange name, hometown, school, interests, etc..) then after about a minute, have one row shift, where everyone moves down a seat (and the last person goes around to the first empty seat, of course), and keep doing that until everyone in that row has sat in every seat in that row. It's similar to speed dating, and you usually don't remember much, but it's a good way to get people talking and make the atmosphere less uncomfortable.\n\nAlso, what really worked in my english class is to conduct class in a circle (if possible), that way, no one is really, in the back or can separate themselves from the group. You can lead discussions as the teacher in the middle.\n\nYou can also do an interest based version of musical chairs. Make sure there is one less chair for everyone in the room, then you or a volunteer (that isn't sitting in that extra chair) get up and state a interest you have like "I watched every minute of the NCAA march madness games" then everyone who agrees has to get up and change seats until that one person is left in the middle and they start the process again.\n\nOr you give everyone a small slip of paper. Tell them to write two things on the paper about themselves that are true and one that is not. Then you collect the papers, and you go through each one  with the class and they try to guess which is the lie. Then the person who wrote it can verify.
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Post a note in your local high school.
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First, you need to know exactly how much power your student council has. Typically, student councils can approve suggested school policies---only for the principal to nix them.\n\nI'm sure many others will say that popularity matters, but if you can zero-in on a few key issues---and make it plain to students--you should be successful. Obviously you probably need to have lots of signs--but think of something totally creative that no one else will do.\n\nBest of luck.\n\nElected to four terms to student council in jr hi/and high school.
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Well, I gave a speech at my college graduation, and I tried to draw on life experiences not only I had, but a lot of other people graduating at the time had them, too.  Pick things that aren't just about you, but make sure you can incorporate them without make the whole speech about your life.  Mention people who helped get you (as a class) get you to where you are today.  The more you can relate it to your audience (which includes administrators, family, and your classmates), the more successful it will be.
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The Truth.\nHere are examples use what is accurate for you:\n\nwork for better student govt\nthe voice for the students\norganized\nplan to attend meetings and clubs\navailable to all students concerns\nI can get things done and make school a better place to be\nI will rally for more perks and neccesities for students (like better food, snacks, longer assembly, better teachers, better clubs etc)\nI get great grades\nI care about you\n\nRemember it is all in your presentation of yourself. If you are upbeat, professional, and come off as a strong leader the others will see that in you. Just because the other girl is more popular, it does not mean she will make a better President. Believe in yourself first and then others will believe in you. Get out there and let them see your OPTIMISTIC.
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Start with having the students list some things they all share (same school, same town to live in, etc.). Then have them list differences (their parents all do different types of work, they live in different family setups, they worship/don't worship in different ways, they celebrate common holidays like July 4 in different ways, etc.). For their first class presentation, have them each present on something they do differently than anyone else in the class. For their second presentation, have each student present a different sub-culture living in the U.S.  For their third presentation, allow individual choice on a local, regional, national, and global scale.\n\nJust a thought.
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this is just an idea but with elections coming up and all how about YOU pick out a bunch of diffrent stories from the magazine and hand them out in class. tell your students that they are the new president and this matter was brought to thier attention, now they, as the new pres., have to deside what needs to be done next and how the matter could be solved or how they could keep it from happening again... i think that would be a little more interesting for them to write and for you to read later on!\nhope this helps!\nand please do excuse my spelling and grammer!!!!
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In what area are you providing support?  I'm assuming ESL?  From there, we need a little bit more information about their langauge level.  What benchmarks do you use to determine their level and according to those benchmarks where are the students?\n\nBefore you teach them, you might want to brush up on your own punctuation.  "Idea's" = "Idea is".  "Ones" = "several of the number one".  It concerns me that your own poor language skills might rub off on these young, impressionable students.\n\nYou can always find extra materials based around what they're doing in their other classes.  If they're studying plants in Science, get them to design a crosswork puzzle about plants, writing the clues themselves.  See if you can find some relevant newspaper articles about current events that interest/affect students.  My students from Eastern Europe are usually excellent at speaking and listening, but show poor writing skills.  Peer editing is great for this.  Give them a question or writing prompt and have them write for ten or fifteen minutes.  Then they can swap papers and correct one another's work.  After you can discuss the changes that they made and why.  If you're looking for worksheets (which should be a last resort) try some of the links below (which require registration).  Don't throw a grammar worksheet on them if their program of study is structured around themes.  It's too insulting.
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You might consider writing the body of the essay and then  the introduction.  This works because you now know what you need to introduce, rather than writing your introduction and having your body live up to your introduction.\n\nMake sure you include a couple of important lessons you've learned, thir importance and why they are important, even making each lesson a new paragraph.   Depending on your grade, each paragraph should contain:\n\nlower grades:  3-5 sentences\nmiddle grades: 5-7 sentences\nlower upper grades: 7-10 sentences\nupper grades (hs seniors) 10-15 sentences
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How to write it depends on what format you're supposed to be using. MLA (Modern Language Assoc.), or APA (American Psychological Assoc).  Since you posted this question under Politics, I'm guessing you'll be using the MLA. Here is a website to show you how to make MLA bibliography http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html