Famous Speeches
TEK: 8.7A: Students are expected to analyze passages in well-known speeches for the author's use of literary devices and word and phrase choice (e.g. aphorisms, epigraphs) to appeal to the audience. (Supporting Standard)
Let's Break it Down:
1. to analyze - to study, examine and determine the relationship between parts
2. Well-Known Speeches: a spoken message given to a large group of people for a specific purpose
3. Literary Devices: (http://literary-devices.com/) a tool used by the author for a specific purpose; we will be learning about figurative language such as similes and metaphors, and sound devices like alliteration and anaphora.
4. Word and Phrase Choice: Author's carefully select the words and phrases that they use. Why? Many words help create the image and emotion that the author wants the listeners to see and feel. Every word is used on purpose!
5. Aphorisms: short, wise sayings used in speeches
6. Epitaphs: a quotation at the beginning of a literary work (speech) to suggest it's theme.
Basically, we will be reading, watching and listening to famous speeches in order to understand HOW the author chose to make an impact on his/her audience.
Key Understanding: Authors use literary techniques in order to heighten interest, appeal to an audience, and effectively communicate a message.
Guiding Questions:
1. What techniques do authors/speakers use in speeches to communicate a message to an audience?
2. How can you use comprehension strategies to support your interpretation of speeches?
Let's Break it Down:
1. to analyze - to study, examine and determine the relationship between parts
2. Well-Known Speeches: a spoken message given to a large group of people for a specific purpose
3. Literary Devices: (http://literary-devices.com/) a tool used by the author for a specific purpose; we will be learning about figurative language such as similes and metaphors, and sound devices like alliteration and anaphora.
4. Word and Phrase Choice: Author's carefully select the words and phrases that they use. Why? Many words help create the image and emotion that the author wants the listeners to see and feel. Every word is used on purpose!
5. Aphorisms: short, wise sayings used in speeches
6. Epitaphs: a quotation at the beginning of a literary work (speech) to suggest it's theme.
Basically, we will be reading, watching and listening to famous speeches in order to understand HOW the author chose to make an impact on his/her audience.
Key Understanding: Authors use literary techniques in order to heighten interest, appeal to an audience, and effectively communicate a message.
Guiding Questions:
1. What techniques do authors/speakers use in speeches to communicate a message to an audience?
2. How can you use comprehension strategies to support your interpretation of speeches?
Examples of Well-Known SpeechesGreat Speeches:
1. Patrick Henry, "Give me Liberty of Give me Death", 1775: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=R83xMWtEp7k&feature=related 2. Abraham Lincoln, "Gettysburg Address", 1863: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gettysburgaddress.htm 3. Martin Luther King, "I have a Dream" 1963 http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1841228_1841749_1841741,00.html MODERN-DAY SPEECHES |
Cool LinksTOP 100 SPEECHES THROUGHOUT HISTORY Awesome website to listen to and read famous speeches : http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100 speechesall.html
TIME MAGAZINE: Top 10 Speeches http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/ article/0,28804,1841228_1841749_1841736,00.html |
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2. What impact does breaking into tears have on her speech? How does it make Jones seem? Motivational Speech from the movie "Indepedendence Day"1. What is the "President" trying to get the people to do/think/feel?
2. Listen to the speech for powerful words that create the image of freedom and victory. 3. What impact does the music have on his speech? 2007 Obama Speech "Our Moment is Now" (excerpts)1. Obama uses anaphora with his repetition of the phrase "stood up". What does this repetition do for the PACE of the speech? (pace is the speed of the speech)
2. Obama uses "standing up" as a metaphor. People are not literally just standing up. By standing up, what are people really doing? 3. Obama uses an APHORISM when he quotes Dr. King's words, "The fierce urgency of now" (min. 2:10). How does this impact his speech? |
Background VideosWatch the video to understand more about why Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emanipation Proclamation in 1963, a document which freed all slaves in the U.S. during the Civil War.
http://www.history.com/topics/emancipation-proclamation/videos#lincolns-most-pivotal-speech |
Watch this video to understand why Dr. King's speech "I have a Dream" was so important to the Civil Rights Movement. Notice, this speech took place 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation. http://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/videos#martin-luther-king-jr-leads-the-march-on-washington |