Speech+Presentations

Rhetorical Approach in Historical Speeches/ Student Speech Analysis Portfolio

[|Top Speeches and Speech of the Week]
 * Unit Summary and Rationale: Students will self-select historical speeches through choice and control. Students will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information as they present to peers in the creation of a class portfolio. The focus of the activity is to analysis rhetorical strategies in persuasive writing and presentations.**
 * Big Ideas: ** Students will analyze, evaluate and examine rhetorical stance through the examination of historical speeches. In doing so, they will reflect upon their own writing and apply rhetorical strategies in persuasive writing.


 * Essential Questions: **

How are pathos, logos, and ethos used in speech writing?

Which literary devices are most impacting in documents?

How does the author apply rhetorical approach to convey a message?


 * Knowledge ** : What should students know by the end of the unit?

//Students will know literary devices and rhetorical strategies. The learner will hold a stronger foundation in the examination of informational text in the context of the historical period and the author's purpose.//

//Students will be skilled at…// ||
 * **Learning Tasks:** Teachers list the various tasks students will engage in throughout the unit, include use of media/other forms of information.
 * **Reading Tasks****Examination of historical documents in the context of the historical period.** **Evaluation of author's purpose in conveying a message.** || **Writing Tasks****Creation of portfolio document that synthesizes the work of the selected author in the context of the selected speech.****Students will incorporate the rhetorical precis into their own writing.** || **Discussion Tasks****Presentations will be conducted by students that highlight findings and provoke meaningful consideration of approach through rhetorical devices.** || **Language/Vocabulary Tasks****Language and vocabulary will be examined by the learner and similar strategies will be employed in the presentation by the same student.** ||

**Diagnostic:** Speech selections and conferences on graphic organizers to determine comprehension, analysis, and evaluation skills.
 * Assessment **


 * Formative: ** Evaluation of one video speech, "The Danger of a Single Story," an historical poem, "Ballad of Birmingham," varied speeches by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Obama's inaugural speech.


 * Summative: ** Students will create unique presentations that evaluate self-selected speeches and synthesize the author's approach with the author's perspective.

[|We Will Move Forward Together] [|"One Today" Poem] [|Precis]
 * Obama**


 * Sample Visual:** [[file:Inaugural Address- JFK speech presentation.pptx]]

Suggested text: William Jennings Bryan-"Cross of Gold" Kennedy-inaugural Nixon-“Checkers” speech FDR-"Day of Infamy" MLK-I Have a Dream, or I’ve... the Mountaintop Chief Joseph-“I Will Fight No More Forever” Washington-(although he didn’t give it orally, it was just published in the paper) Farewell Address Eisenhower’s Farewell Address MacArthur’s speech about going back to redeem the Philippines Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech =Students: Enter your name and selection in the chart below. Upload or link your visuals in the chart, as well.=