| A | B |
|---|
| Introduction | beginning of a speech |
| rhetorical question | question that doesn't require a response |
| quotation | repeat someone's exact words |
| narrative | telling a story |
| link | a statement that comes between the attention-getter and the thesis to connect the two |
| thesis statement | tells the audience what your speech is about |
| preview statement | located at the end of the introduction and gives an overview of major parts of speech |
| body | part of speech that is organized showing your powers of persuasion or reasoning |
| outline | the speaker's map |
| purpose statement | sentence stating the purpose of your speech |
| subordination | ranking in terms of importance |
| main heading | major division or area of your purpose statement |
| supporting materials | material that reinforces or clarifies your ideas |
| transition | words that signal where the discussion or speech is going |
| chronological pattern | organization by time sequence or order of happening |
| climactic pattern | organization in order of importance |
| spatial pattern | organizaton ont eh basis of space relationships |
| cause and effect pattern | organization based on "because of that, this happened" |
| problem-solution pattern | organization that presents a problem then offers a solution |
