Blanca plans to give her speech on the harmful effects of littering and the importance of proper waste disposal

Question

She wants to discuss the following points: Litter makes our community look bad, physically; Recycling is easier than ever; Litter has negative effects on the community's economic situation; Littering is illegal. Fill in the skeletal outline below with the order in which you would advise Blanca to organize her speech. Explain which organizational pattern(s) Blanca should use to present these points in the body of her speech. Finally, choose 1 part of the outline and write a transition statement, using an internal summary and internal preview, to get you from that point to the next point.
What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The best answers will:
1. vary in advice for organizational patterns. As long as the student justifies the answer with a logical explanation that cites the textbook, the answer is likely acceptable. Such acceptable answers include:
• Categorical-Climactic Pattern: I. Intro, II. Recycling is easier than ever, III. Litter makes the community look bad, physically, IV. Litter has negative effects on the community's economic situations, V. Littering is illegal, VI. Conclusion.
• Problem-Solution Pattern: I. Intro, II. Litter makes the community look bad, physically, III. Litter has negative effects on the community's economic situations, IV. Littering is illegal (where II, III, and IV are the "problem" points), V. Recycling is easier than ever, VI. Conclusion.
2. vary in which transition statement the student writes, such as:
• "Littering makes the community dirty, cluttered, and unsanitary, and that is not even the worst part! Did you know that litter and its ill effects actually cost us, the taxpayers, more in the long run?"
• "Who would want to go to jail for or use their hard-earned money on a littering charge? Not me! The good news is that it is easier than ever to access the proper receptacles for recycling, throwing away, and composting our rubbish."