Problem
The most popular speeches are informative or persuasive. This assignment requires you to conduct an Internet search for one of the following speeches, watch the video, and then evaluate it.
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt, FDR Declares War on Japan (Informational)
B. John F. Kennedy, The Decision to Go to the Moon (Persuasive)
C. Barbara Bush, Wellesley Commencement Speech (Persuasive)
D. John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (Persuasive)
E. Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream (Persuasive)
F. Mary Schmich, The Sunscreen Speech, performed by Baz Luhrmann (Persuasive)
Watch the speech in its entirety, then evaluate the speech by answering the following questions:
A. Evaluate the introduction of the speech. Does it give you a positive or negative feeling? Why do you think so? What is effective and/or what is not effective in the delivery or the content? Explain your answers based on what you read this week.
B. Evaluate the body of the speech. Does it contain material that supports the main theme or introduction? Why or why not? How many points are there that reinforce the main theme? Is this a positive or negative aspect of the speech?
C. Evaluate the conclusion of the speech. Has the speech kept your interest throughout? Why do you think so? Did the conclusion wrap up and reinforce the main theme or introduction? How so? Explain your answers based on what you've learned this week about effective conclusions.