Senior Project Speech Outline

Name: Roxana Barros

Greet the judges (shake hands):

Good morning/ afternoon, My name is Roxana Barros.

Attention Getter (Statistic, Anecdote, Shocking Factetc):

In a lifetime, the average American will throw away six hundred times their body weight in
waste.

Credibility (Why should we listen to you?):

EPA, UCO.edu, Sanford NC
Audience Motivation (Why should the audience care about your topic and why did you choose this topic):

This topic is affecting people of all ages because the air we inhale is becoming harmful to us.

Preview your 3-4 points: Recycling reduces pollution, conserves material, protects wildlife and
could be profitable.

Transition to POINT 1:

In the United States landfills include more than 80 percent of all solid waste.

POINT 1 Claim Sentence:

Recycling could be profitable because it reduces pollution

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source and explain it): According to _EPA__________,
Just recycling a soda can save 96 percent of the energy used to make a can from ore.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): Also,(authors last name) argues ___Byrd____,
Pollution can harm lung development in children and contribute to asthma, heart attacks
and other heart problems.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): (authors last name) claims __________________,
Health effects include chronic respiratory disease, lung cancer, even damage brain and
kidneys.

Transition to POINT2:

Many natural resources are being depleted quickly with the increase in waste being thrown out.

POINT2 Claim Sentence:

Recycling helps conserve materials such as oil, metal and water

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source and explain it): According to _"A Recycling Revolution"_,
Recycling one water bottle can save enough energy to power up a sixty watt light bulb for
up to 3 hours.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): Also,(authors last name) argues ____Dawn

___,

Rainforest are being cut down at a rate of 100 acres per minute.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): (authors last name) claims _______Dawn______,
Motor oil never wears out, just gets dirty. Oil can be recycled, re-fined and used again.
(Reduces reliance on imported oil)

Transition to POINT 3:

Birds, mammals, and reptiles can be injured or killed by the trash we throw away.

POINT 3 Claim Sentence:

Recycling plastic helps keep hazardous substances away from wildlife

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source and explain it): According to ________EPA______,
More than one hundred thousand marine mammals die each year from ingestion or
entanglement with floating plastic debris.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): Also,(authors last name) argues ___Good____,
Estimated 270,000 tons of plastic are floating in oceans, staggering 700 marine species.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): (authors last name) claims ______EPA______,
Waste oil from a single change can negatively affect up to one million gallons of fresh
water, which animals live in.

Transition to POINT 4:
Does your life have a price?

POINT 4 Claim Sentence:

Many argue that recycling is expensive.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source and explain it): According to _

The mayor of NY

_,

He proposed a new plan to recycle, but it cost him a balance of $4.76 million.

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): Also,(authors last name) argues __

Black _____,

it costs $28 per ton to landfill waste compared with $147 a ton to recycle

Supporting Evidence (always cite the source): (authors last name) claims ___ _Micks

______,

The cost of picking up and transporting recyclables can range from $20 to $70 per ton, depending on
the length and difficulty of the recycling truck routes, and the budget also has to consider the energy
cost of the fossil fuels burned to run these trucks, as well as labor and fuel costs to sort, process, and
market the recycled material.

Transition to conclusion:
Has your mind changed? After hearing about the increase in air pollution, effects in health
and the number of deaths in humans as well as animals?
Review your 3 main points:
-Increase in air pollution
-deaths in wildlife
-health issues
End with a powerful or thoughtful statement:
Although it is argued that recycling is expensive, remember that your life doesn't have a
price and recycling is done to help you.