Analyse the Speech by Terry Mallow
Read or listen to Terry Mallow's speech, find the main idea, supporting facts and emotions, mark persuasive words, and create a one page summary.
Step-by-step guide to analyse Terry Mallow's speech: find main idea, supporting facts and emotions, mark persuasive words, and write a one-page summary
Step 1
Gather all your materials and sit somewhere quiet where you can focus.
Step 2
Decide if you will read the speech or listen to it and get ready to do that now.
Step 3
Read or listen to the whole speech once without stopping to mark anything.
Step 4
Read or listen to the speech a second time and highlight the sentence that best shows the main idea.
Step 5
Write the main idea in one clear sentence at the top of your paper.
Step 6
Find three facts that support the main idea and write each fact on its own sticky note or on separate lines.
Step 7
Read short parts of the speech again and circle or highlight persuasive words you notice.
Step 8
Write down the emotions the speaker shows using one or two words for each emotion.
Step 9
Arrange your three supporting facts under the main idea on your paper so they are easy to see.
Step 10
Start a draft of your one-page summary by writing the main idea sentence first.
Step 11
Add the three supporting facts into your summary as short sentences after the main idea.
Step 12
Write one sentence that names the speaker’s main emotion and explains how it helps the speech.
Step 13
Read your summary out loud and fix any spelling or grammar mistakes you hear.
Step 14
Write a neat final copy of your one-page summary on a fresh sheet of paper.
Step 15
Share your finished one-page summary on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can I use instead of sticky notes or a highlighter if I don't have them?
Use scrap paper or index cards to write each supporting fact (instead of sticky notes) and underline or circle persuasive words directly on the printed speech with a pencil if you don't have a highlighter.
I can't find the main idea—what should I try next?
Reread or relisten to the speech a second time and pick the sentence you highlighted that best connects to all three supporting facts you placed on sticky notes, or choose the sentence that repeats the speaker's main point.
How can I adapt this activity for younger or older kids?
For younger children, have them identify the main idea and one supporting fact and draw the speaker's emotion, while older kids should circle more persuasive words, write a fuller one-page summary with the three facts, and polish the final copy for DIY.org.
How can we extend or personalize the one-page summary activity?
Enhance the project by recording a short audio of the child reading their final one-page summary, attaching the three supporting sticky notes to the matching parts of the speech, and adding a headline or illustrations to the neat final copy before posting on DIY.org.
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✍️ Teachers ask students to mark persuasive words (strong verbs, adjectives, and repetition) because they reveal the speaker's strategy.
❤️ Messages that tap emotions are more likely to be remembered—emotional words stick in our minds longer than neutral ones.
🧠 Persuasion often uses three classic appeals: ethos (credibility), pathos (emotion), and logos (logic).
🗣️ Rhetoric — the art of persuasion — was systematized in ancient Greece by thinkers like Aristotle over 2,300 years ago.
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