I. INTRODUCTION
A. Imagine sitting down in the bathroom waiting for the results to come in and as you look at the
pregnancy test it reads positive.
Get Attention
B. HI I am Ian Rivas and for my persuasive speech I will be talking about the high number of
Hispanic teen pregnancy.
Thesis Statement
C. As young adults in college we look back at moments in are life in which we have done some
sort of a sexual act or might have known people who have been affected or gotten pregnant at a
young age.
Relevance
D. I personally had a close call with having a child when I was a teen which has taught me to
think with my head not what’s in my pants.
Speaker Credibility
E.
Preview of Main Points
1. We need to make Hispanic teens conscious about the responsibilities of having a child.
Most teens head into sexual intercourse without the right mind set or knowledge of
alternatives.
II. Statement of Need
2. We need to make the connection with teens as soon as possible so the risk of having a child is
lowered or minimized. Such as the household area with parents and the schools they enter since
most of sexual intercourse begins there.
III. Statement of Solution
2. If we continue with the current system with Hispanic teens pregnancies. We will continue
seeing the staggering numbers of teens getting pregnant in our society. However, with the
implications of better instructions we can allow teens to have a life without having a child
to burdens them with responsibilities since we have our own.
Visualization
Transition: heading into are main point visualize.
Statement of Need
A. Illustration
B. Ramifications
1. In 2015, the birth rate of Hispanic teens were still more than two times higher than the rate for
