Instructions
option 1
select a speech, lecture, or a program on public television
1. listen for the main ideas, outline these ideas, point out the key words, and practice taking notes.
2. write a short summary of what you have heard. indicate the name of the program, speech, or
lecture, the date you heard it, the location, and the name of the speaker (if applicable).
option 2
analyze an audio copy of a famous historical speech such as, martin luther king, jr.'s "i have a dream." the internet
provides access to resources of this type.
1. find the rhetorical devices and features that make them memorable.
2. access how language and delivery affected the mood and tone of the speech, including the use
of diction and syntax.
3. evaluate the clarity, quality and effectiveness of the main points of the speech.
4. identify the kind of arguments used such as causation, analogy, authority, emotion or logic.