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Banning Jet Skis

Viviana Morello

General Purpose: To persuade

Specific Purpose: To persuade my listeners that jet skis should be prohibited in

national and state parks

Central Idea: Jet skis should be banned in national and state parks because

they make too much noise, harm the environment, and harass

wildlife.

INTRODUCTION

Attention Material

A. This is a jet ski [PowerPoint slide will be shown].

1. Some people love them and want to use them on all waterways.

2. Other people hate them and want them banned.

B. I have a love/hate relationship with them.

1. I enjoyed driving a jet ski on the ocean a few years ago.

2. But my vacation recently at a beautiful lake was marred by the constant noise of jet skis.

II.

Orienting Material

A. More than 1.3 million jet skis (also called personal watercraft) are in use, with annual sales of

about 200,000—one-third of all boat sales.

B. Jet skis should be banned from lakes and other waterways in national and state parks because

they make too much noise, pollute air and water, and harass wildlife.

C. However, I am in favor of permitting them on the ocean and private lakes, provided they stay

away from shallow water.

D. My information comes from The National Parks and Conservation Association; the

Environmental Protection Agency; Dr. Joanna Burger, professor of biology at Rutgers

University, and Dr. Ken Cordell, wildlife expert at the University of Georgia.

(Transition: Let’s examine the first reason why jet skis should be banned.}

BODY

I. Jet skis destroy peace and quiet.

A. People go to national and state parks to get away from noise and enjoy the sounds of nature.

B. A jet ski makes loud, intrusive noise.

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