Unit 2: Building a Speech

1. 1. 3-part skeleton:

   AGD, contentions, wrapHello, body, goodbyeStory, joke, storyQuote, fact, quote

2. 2. Best AGD:

   'Today I'd like to talk about insulin''Alec Smith died at 26 from rationing insulin''Let's discuss healthcare''Insulin is important'

3. 3. CRE means:

   Counter, Recite, EchoClarify, Reply, ExtendClaim, Reason, EvidenceCite, Refute, End

4. 4. Strongest place for your best argument:

   Doesn't matterLast — primacy is overratedBuried in the middleFirst — judges form impressions early

5. 5. Impact wrap should:

   Repeat the bill textTell the judge how to weighIntroduce new evidenceApologize for time

6. 6. True or False?

   "2–3 well-developed contentions beats 5 shallow ones."

   TrueFalse

7. 7. True or False?

   "A contention without evidence is fine if the logic is good."

   TrueFalse

8. 8. Worst AGD habit:

   A statisticA short storyA sharp quoteOpening with 'Today I'd like to talk about…'

Write a 30-second AGD for this bill: 'Ban smartphones in K-8 classrooms.' Then write ONE contention (Claim + Reason + Evidence) supporting either side.