Exploring the Essential Questions

1. Click on the Application Icon in the upper right corner of the screen
2. Go to your folder and click on the Handout folder
3. Click on Speech Essential Questions to open the Essential Question webs.
3. Read each of the Essential Questions & the Subsidiary Questions
4. Using the tools in Inspiration, record your answers to the subsidiary questions on the webs.

View Essential Question Webs

Developing Subsidiary Questions

Select Your Topic: Consider which issues in society or in your personal life are most compelling?

Topic Target Questions: Questions you need to answer when researching
• What is the issue? What right is being defended or infringed upon? Why?
• What is causing the problem?
• What is your stance? Why?
• What evidence/support is available? What laws exist that either support/hinder the issue? What cases or precedents exist to this problem?
• What is the opposing viewpoint?
• How can the opposition be refuted?
• What are possible solutions to the problem? How is the soluton fair and equitable for the rights of all individuals? What are possible problems to this solution?