UPDATE: Class is Cancelled Today! See you all on Wednesday.
Today is the introduction to our module on public speaking. We'll start the week's learning by listening to the momentous occasion of Obama's Inaugural Presidential Speech.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
You can also find the text of Obama's speech here.
Group Activity Web Quest Obama makes many historical references. What do you know about the topics in the table below? Google, and see what you can find out. Then fill in the google doc:
http://www.google.com/fusiontables/DataSource?snapid=S273476RkWz
For the final activity, you will need to find some rhetorical/literary devices in Obama's speech. This handout here will be of help. Remember, leave your blog comments on this post.
AlES 204: Lecture 9 - Speeches
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The American Rhetoric website also has an audio recording of Obama's speech.
The American Rhetoric website also has an audio recording of Obama's speech.
