PLEASE READ THIS FIRST PAGE CAREFULLY. IT SHOULD BE DELETED
WHEN YOU SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR GRADING.
General Rationale
This
document contains the instructions for the Great Speeches Assignment. It is designed as a listening opportunity for
one of the most influential presentations in modern history and also as an
exercise to aid in developing an appreciation for the impact that language has
on public speaking.
Instructions
1. Carefully listen to and
view the assigned presentation for this assignment. If your professor has not
provided another requirement for this assignment, locate Martin Luther King,
Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech online. The entire presentation is roughly 20
minutes in length.
2. Write at least 100–200
words about the context (e.g., year, season, location, time of day, etc.), the
audience (e.g., demographics, characteristics, frame of reference, etc.) and
events (e.g., what happened before, what was planned to happen afterward,
motivation, etc.) surrounding this presentation.
3. Write at least 100–200
words about style from the four
canons of rhetoric described in Week 3. Address one or two ways in which
language aids in making this presentation a success. Give examples to support
your point of view.
4. Write at least 100–200
words about how you can use this example to refocus your efforts for language
use in your public speaking and communication skills.
Additional Expectations
Use headings to identify clearly which prompt you are
addressing.
Write in complete sentences.
Check carefully to ensure that your spelling, grammar,
syntax, and overall writing style are professional or college level. This should
not show sloppy writing.
Save your file with the following naming convention: First Last SPCH275 Week 4 Great Speeches
Assignment.
