Question

Victor has been given the assignment to deliver a 5-7 minute speech on the topic of “The Right to Vote” to his ninth grade US Government class. Give him 3 or 4 pointers on how to narrow his topic and decide on a purpose (whether to persuade or inform).

Answer 1

As it is a constitutional right, Victor should be able to inform, as well as to persuade his students. He needs to know that he must stick to the topic of voting and not impart any ideas about political parties, students have to know that have the right to do it when being adults but political tendencies should not be induced. he might explain students what is the legal age to vote, and why it should be lowered to 16 in the U.S (provide ideas to support this statement) and then inform students about Women´s suffrage in the U.S. 

Answer 2

The right to vote is a type of subject that must be put into a speech with the aim of persuading and informing. On the basis of this, Victor must inform, through the speech, the importance of voting in democracy and the struggles that many people had to face in order for all people to have the right to a guaranteed vote. It is also important that Victor shows the purpose of the vote, the importance of choosing good candidates, and the consequences that voting can cause as a way of persuading students.