Argumentative Speech or Essay: Prep is Key
Students sometimes misunderstand the subtleties of persuasive and argumentative speaking and writing. Showing this Monty Python video many inspire your students to flesh out their speeches and essays with reasons their listeners/readers should think seriously about ideas presented for their consideration. Whether the students are offering arguments to justify a position, explain a proposition, or call for a change in belief or behavior, they will want to avoid the outcome of the character is this skit.
