Political Speech

Palooza On your notecard, please put the name of your political

speech, the date that it was given and your name.

If you do not have a political speech, you need to indicate that you do not have one on the notecard and pick-up a speech from Splitek. Place your notecard on Splitek’s

desk.

Political Speech Palooza•Have out your Patrick Henry activity from Tuesday•You need a highlighter•You need something to write with and paper

Political Speech Palooza•Take a look at your speech• Identify the following: 1. Examples of repetition2. 3 places where the speech uses pathos3. 3 places where the speech uses logos4. Highlight any rhetorical questions5. Highlight any examples of exaggeration6. Highlight any examples of circular reasoning7. What bias is evident? How do you know this?

Political Speech Palooza•Read your partner’s speech•Working with your partner, identify how your speeches are different and how the speeches are similar. Record this information on your paper.•Discuss the bias evident in each speech. Does one speech seem to have more bias over another?

• If you were absent on Wednesday 9/3 – compare your modern speech to Patrick Henry’s.