Module 2: Section D
Assembly Time
The next step in writing an effective persuasive presentation--assembly--is as easy as a trip down the river. You need to make sure that your presentation has flow. Smooth out the rapids, slow your progress down with transitions. Add more rhetorical devices where they work best, too. Check out Ryan's first paragraph below before moving forward. The additions he made during revision are highlighted. Instead of italics, please use color highlighting in the box.
"'You can count the apples on a tree, but you can't count the trees from one apple.' This gypsy proverb lauds the idea of counting your wealth where it will be found in the future rather than living for the day. If we take our Gypsy heritage and this proverb to heart, the issue of what to do with the old library is as clear a summer sky. The issue before the town council today is whether to tear down the old library and build something new in its place or to renovate the old building and preserve the form and function of the fabulous old building that houses our town library. I urge the council to consider the issue carefully because as our ancestors would say, 'once a dog is buried, it steals no bones.' The town council should vote to preserve the old library instead of tearing it down because fixing it is less costly than tearing is down, preserving it preserves the town's character, and having a library is a necessity in this town.
The first concern of the council maybe the financial well being of the town in which case the cost of demolition versus renovation is their chief concern. If the town spent as much money fixing the library as destroying and building something new there, it could be fully updated and modernized."
He added a summary of both sides of the issue to the Introduction.
The changes made the issue clearer and the flow smoother.
Step 3: Put the pieces of the draft together by making connections and adding transitions. Use the writing process checklist to help you.
