The speechs are
Bushs speech :Address to the Nation on Operations in Afghanistan ,On Oct 7,2001
Obams speech: Statement by President Obama On Afganistan ,On May 27,2014
Paragraph 1 – Introduction
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Hook – Briefly provide some background information on the speech you’re analyzing:
–Who is the speaker?
-Who is the audience?
-When was the speech given?
-What was the purpose of the speech? -
Thesis – Turn your prompt into a statement, summarizing your main points, listing the rhetorical devices you will be analyzing.
Paragraph 2 – Body – Main Point 1
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Topic Sentence – First rhetorical device
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Evidence/Insert Quote – include quote(s) from the speech that supports your main point in this body paragraph.
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Explain – Discuss how this example supports your topic sentence and thesis statement: How did this device affect the audience or help convey the speaker’s message?
Paragraph 3 – Body – Main Point 2
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Topic Sentence – Second rhetorical device
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Evidence/Insert Quote – include 1-2 quotes from the speech that support your main point in this body paragraph.
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Explain – Discuss how this example supports your topic sentence and thesis statement: How did this device affect the audience or help convey the speaker’s message?
Paragraph 4 – Body – Main Point 3
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Topic Sentence – Tone of speech or third rhetorical device
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Evidence/Insert Quote – include a quote(s) from the speech that supports your main point in this body paragraph.
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Explain – Discuss how this example supports your topic sentence and thesis statement: How did this device affect the audience or help convey the speaker’s message?
Paragraph 5 – Conclusion
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Restate your thesis in a different way.
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Emphasize the overall importance/historical context of the speech. –How effective was the speaker?
RUBRIC Rhetorical Analysis Essay:
1 –Use Times New Roman font and 12 pt. font size in a 550–700 word essay.
2 –Double space. Put page numbers on the top right corner.
3 –Begin the essay with an introductory paragraph that includes a thesis.
4 –Write 2–4 body paragraphs that give evidence for the thesis. Organize these paragraphs by topics.
5 –Each body paragraph will have a topic sentence.
6 –End with a concluding paragraph that contains a rephrased thesis.
7 –Write the complete source information at the bottom under “Works Cited” and include any other source cited in the text, as well.
8 –Revise to achieve a high score by following the grading requirements on the Speech Rhetorical Analysis Rubric.
Begin writing the outline and draft of your rhetorical analysis essay. You will turn in a completed typed paper at the time of your Unit Test. This Speech Rhetorical Analysis will be weighted in with your Unit Test score.
Your essay should have the following elements:
Give an interpretation of the meaning of the text by—
•advancing a clear thesis statement.
•analyzing the effects of the author’s use of stylistic and rhetorical devices.
•identifying and analyzing the ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text.
•anticipating and responding to a reader’s question or opposition about your idea of the text.