Language and

Culture: The Great

Intersection
Spoken Synthesis Paper

The Prompt
Consider the intersection of language and culture at work in
1984 , Outliers, and other readings as well as lectures
from class. In a thoughtful presentation, examine the
impact of language on culture and culture on language.
Organize your presentation around a thesis on the topic
while you analyze how each book treats the impact of
language. Include specific references to characters, events
or quotes as you develop your paper. You must also
incorporate lectures and readings from class.

The Format
Introduction - Give background information
about your topic and your thesis. You may consider
using some of the supplemental materials to
provide background.
Body Sections (3)- Present and explain your
evidence. Each section has its own subtopic.
Conclusion - Summarize the subtopics and
thesis. Add final information and concluding insight
about how language and culture function together

The Presenters
1. Every person in the group presents.
2. Assign a section to a person.
3. Each section must be a subtopic that
clearly supports the thesis.
4. Each person will receive a grade from
their group at the end of the
presentation.

The Research
1. Each section must synthesize three (3) of
the sources discussed in class or on the
Weebly.
2. Each section must include direct quotes from
sources. You can also paraphrase. Your
visual presentation must include quotes.

The Introduction -

(Write in the person assigned to the intro)

Background information - What ideas will help us

introduce our topic? Are we going to use supplemental sources?
1.
2.

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Thesis: (write the thesis here)

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Section One -

(Write in the person assigned to this section)

What is the subtopic? __________________________

Source + Key Ideas
1. __________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
How do these ideas support your thesis?
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Section Two-

(Write in the person assigned to this section)

What is the subtopic? __________________________

Source + Key Ideas
1. __________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
How do these ideas support your thesis?
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Section Thre

(Write in the person assigned to this section)

What is the subtopic? __________________________

Source + Key Ideas
1. __________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
How do these ideas support your thesis?
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The Conclusion--

(Write in the person assigned to this section)

Restate Thesis
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Summary of Subtopics (Do more than merely list them. Review them in
an interesting way.)
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2._____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
Concluding thought:

The Presentation
1. Your presentation must include all quotes
from research.
2. It must include visual help - pictures,
cartoons, graphics, etc.
3. You can have as many slides as you want,
but each section must have at least one
slide.

Works Cited Page

1. You must provide a complete Works Cited
page that includes every source used in the
presentation. You must provide a hard copy
of the Works Cited on the day you present.
2. The students responsible for the introduction
and conclusion will work on this together for
the group.