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How do historical events, movements, and
significant people influence literature
and other media?
ROBERT F. KENNEDY’S SPEECH ABOUT
MARTIN LUTHER KING’S DEATH
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoKzCff8Zbs
SPEECHES: A NONFICTION WORK THAT IS DELIVERED
ORALLY TO AN AUDIENCE.
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TYPES OF SPEECHES:
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Political: a speech about an issue relating to government or
politics.(example: Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry, and Thomas
Paine.)
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Address: a formal speech that honors an occasion or the speaker.
(example: Ab Lincoln or any presidential address)
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Sermon: a speech that is usually based on a scriptural text and is
intended to provide religious or moral instruction.
*Many speeches are examples of persuasion (speech or
writing that tries to get the audience to think or act in a
certain way
PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES:
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Logical appeal: a well-reasoned argument (with evidence,
facts, etc.)
Emotional appeal: “hits” the audience’s feelings
Ethical appeal: directed at the audience’s sense of morality or
values.
In order to have an effective speech, there
are certain devices one should include.
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Repetition: restating an idea using the same words.
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Restatement: Expressing the same idea in different words.
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Parallelism: Repeating a grammatical structure.
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Antithesis: Using strong contrasting words, images, or ideas.
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Rhetorical question: Asking questions with obvious answers.