You have been invited to deliver a persuasive speech to an Australian conference on global issues. The topic of this year’s conference is: Lion Eyes – Looking at the World with Courage to Change. The conference speeches will all be concerned with an issue derived from Garth Davis’s film, Lion.
You are to construct, script and pre-record a persuasive speech on a contentious issue represented or alluded to in the film, such as: human trafficking, international adoption, child welfare, child labour or mental illness. The issue may be drawn from a narrow focus or from a more general topic such as migration or privilege.
Construct a persuasive argument of your own that adds to the public conversation about the issue.
In your speech, invite listeners to reconsider their own position on the issue, persuade them to accept your stance, and influence them to take action.
To complete this task, you must:
establish a thesis in relation to the chosen issue
develop your argument to persuade others on this issue, making use of the ways cultural assumptions, attitudes, values and beliefs underpin perspectives and representations on the issue
select and synthesise subject matter to support your argument
use rhetorical and persuasive strategies to position your chosen audience to accept your thesis.
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