Political Engagement
A. Three speeches from different areas:
1) Martin Luther King – I Have Dream
2) Barack Obama – Inaugural Address
3) Mississippi Burning – Funeral Speech
1+2 - http://www.americanrhetoric.com/
3 – www.youtube.com
B. Class discussion/brainstorm session/group work on ‘what makes a good speech’. And give examples.
C. Explain/recap how rhetoric works and explain rhetorical devices. Glossary of literary terms. For example: alliteration, metaphors, repetition, etc.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/rhetoricaldevicesinsound.htm
D. Browse and listen to the three speeches and give some examples of the rhetorical devices.
E. Invent some of you own. For example metaphors.
F. Compare and contrast two of the three speeches and write a small essay of approx. 400-500 words.
G. Write your own speech approx. 400 words. And present it to the class (3 minutes).
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