Year 11 Oral Topic- Views

[clarke54321]

Hi All,

For my year 11 oral presentation I was thinking of having this as my contention:

Gender inequality is at the heart of domestic violence

Is this too simple for a year 11 oral? Should it be more complex at this stage?

[Alter]

Definitely not too simple, mate! Unless your teacher explicitly tells you that this topic isn't a good one, I'd go ahead and give it a shot. This one is undoubtedly falls under a topic you can get a lot out of, and the contention throws a good spin on it that you will be able to back up if you build your speech right.

[MightyBeh]

Sounds fine to me, I'd be interested in hearing what you have to say. Gender equality and domestic violence are both pretty controversial, so there's heaps to talk about.

[Joseph41]

Neither gender inequality nor domestic violence is simple. I think you'll be fine.

[vor0005]

That is a really interesting topic and is certainly not too simple!

However, I think you're being too specific with your topic. If i were you, I'd make my contention something like: "Domestic violence is a severe problem in Australia and it needs to be dealt with imminently"

Then, base your arguments off of causative factors such as:
1) gender inequality
2) lack of protective services
3) high unemployment (probs a bad example, but you get the jist)

As with all orals, offer up a brief solution towards the end of your speech.

Hope it helps!

[clarke54321]

That is a really interesting topic and is certainly not too simple!

However, I think you're being too specific with your topic. If i were you, I'd make my contention something like: "Domestic violence is a severe problem in Australia and it needs to be dealt with imminently"

Then, base your arguments off of causative factors such as:
1) gender inequality
2) lack of protective services
3) high unemployment (probs a bad example, but you get the jist)

As with all orals, offer up a brief solution towards the end of your speech.

Hope it helps!

Thanks for this advice. Yes, I agree, my contention is too specific and I was having trouble formulating my sub arguments.

This is much better.