Infomercial Requirements
Bender
The Infomercial
2 Major Grades Due Date _____________________________________________
Students must present a 4-6 minute
infomercial. The purpose of this
presentation is to persuade the audience to buy something. Students must show the motivated sequence
within their infomercial. Students must
appropriately use visual aids during their presentations. Students may video their presentation, or
give their presentation live. Students
may turn their video on either VHS, DVD, or use their camcorder to show the
tape.
Only one speech on a tape or DVD.is
allowed (explained in class). All videos must be seen and heard on the
T.V. in the room in the classroom. No
one will be allowed to use the computer and or projector to show their
video. Students who bring the camcorder
to show the video are responsible for the safety of the camcorder. Also some may have to bring the camcorder on
both the date the video is due and another day to show the entire video to the
class. All equipment to show the video
on the camcorder are also necessary to be brought so
we can see and hear the video. All
Video’s are due _______________
Remember this is a long-term
project. Please remember to follow
school policy regarding this.
Students presenting live must pick their due date
and then be present with all necessary materials to present their speech on the
day they pick. Remember this is a long
term project. Do not miss the day your
speech is due. Students may use other
classmates to help them with their presentation. Students using a video process for their
infomercial may use other people in the video.
Please use discretion when using other people in your infomercial. Other classmates will not be given a grade
for their help. Regardless if you use a
video or present live, with or with out other people, the student must be seen and heard for a minimum of 4 minutes and the
whole infomercial can not last more then 6 minutes. All items used, discussed, shown etc. must be
school appropriate. When in doubt ask
for permission. Use of
inappropriate words, objects etc will result in a zero. There is no “redo”. Students
will not be able to use a note card since they will be using visual aids (think
and be creative).
Introduction/Outline/Conclusion
(Minor Grade) Due Date___________
This must be neatly written
in blue or black ink or typed. This is a
final draft so spelling and grammar count.
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An introduction
includes an attention getting device, transition to the thesis, thesis, and forecast.
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Your outline must
be divided into the 3 areas of your speech showing the motivated sequence. You must have at least 3 subtopics under each
main heading.
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A conclusion
includes repeating the thesis, summing up by restating the forecast in past tense,
and going back to the AGD and wrapping up.
Support Material
(Minor Grade) This must be turned in prior to giving
the speech in order to receive support material points on the speech
grade. You
must have 3 from 3 different sources.
Only one can come from an encyclopedia, Wikipedia
can not be used,
Support Material is published documentation that you will say word for
word in your speech. The support
material does not have to be in quotation marks (quotable quotes) in the published
documentation. Anything you say from the
published documentation word for word is support material thus facts,
statistics, definitions, descriptions, testimony, examples, compare/contrast,
illustrations, and of course quotable quotes are considered support material
Published Documentation includes books,
magazines, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and internet articles that are
copyrighted.
When giving support material in a speech
you must give credit to the source just as you would in a research paper. You do this by giving the name of the book,
magazine or encyclopedia. You can also
cite a book by giving it’s author. You cite a website by giving the
website. Do not state the entire website
just the main part – to the backslash.
(Example www.geocities.com)
If the material is from a
website
Anyone can put anything (as long as it is
not slanderous) on a website. If you are
getting support material from a website it must be copyrighted material in
order to count as your support material.
Copyrighted material will be noted with the symbol and a date.
We are looking for support material in
well researched articles. In order to
count as an internet source your internet article must be at least 5 paragraphs
long. A paragraph is SEVERAL sentences
grouped together. Do not go to quotes.com or some other similar search engine
to get information.
How to turn in your Support Material
Remember:
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You must have 3 pieces of support material from 3
different sources.
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Only one can come from an encyclopedia.
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Make sure your internet sites are completely
different.
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You can not use Wikipedia as
a support material
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Do not underline, highlight means highlight – remember
I am old and blind.
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Support Material is only as valid as its source, thus
an improper source makes the support material invalid. You must do the following to get credit for
your support material
If the material is from a book:
If the material is from a magazine – hard copy – not
internet:
If the material is from an encyclopedia or dictionary
– hard copy -not internet:
If the material is from a website (You can’t use Wikipedia)
1. COPY AND
PASTE INTO WORD THE FOLLOWING:
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3 consecutive
paragraphs – remember expectations on what a paragraph is.
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The article title
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The entire
website (url)
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The copyright
date
2. HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING:
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What you will say
in your speech word for word
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The website
Ø The copyright date