Analyzing Speeches LA
Analyzing Speeches
The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals:
21st Century Skills—You will assess and validate information.
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Teacher-Graded Activities
Write a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end of this document to make sure you have met the expected criteria for the assignment. When you have finished, submit your work to your teacher.
1. Comparing Speeches
a. Read President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. What emotions do you feel while reading these speeches? What elements of the speeches evoke these emotions?
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The Gettysburg address strikes emotion in everyone, due to the who wrote it & due to the subject material. The Gettysburg address evokes happiness, sadness, & pride in our country, In the speech Lincoln makes lots of references to the was that had happened, & he also makes lots of reference to how great The united states, which makes people think that everything will be alright & that the country is strong enough to endure this civil war. As for Martin Luther King Jr’s speech it invokes different emotions such as disgrace in our country & sadness, the elements that invoke these emotions are Kings way of speaking, the way he references Lincoln, and the fact that he remains hopeful although hope appears to be lost.
b. Do you notice any similarities between President Lincoln’s speech and Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech? What are the similarities? Why do you think King drew parallels between his speech and Lincoln’s?
Type your response here:
c. Think about the audience that President Lincoln was addressing with the Gettysburg Address and about the audience that Martin Luther King Jr. was addressing with
The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals:
21st Century Skills—You will assess and validate information.
Directions
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________
Teacher-Graded Activities
Write a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end of this document to make sure you have met the expected criteria for the assignment. When you have finished, submit your work to your teacher.
1. Comparing Speeches
a. Read President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech. What emotions do you feel while reading these speeches? What elements of the speeches evoke these emotions?
Type your response here:
The Gettysburg address strikes emotion in everyone, due to the who wrote it & due to the subject material. The Gettysburg address evokes happiness, sadness, & pride in our country, In the speech Lincoln makes lots of references to the was that had happened, & he also makes lots of reference to how great The united states, which makes people think that everything will be alright & that the country is strong enough to endure this civil war. As for Martin Luther King Jr’s speech it invokes different emotions such as disgrace in our country & sadness, the elements that invoke these emotions are Kings way of speaking, the way he references Lincoln, and the fact that he remains hopeful although hope appears to be lost.
b. Do you notice any similarities between President Lincoln’s speech and Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech? What are the similarities? Why do you think King drew parallels between his speech and Lincoln’s?
Type your response here:
c. Think about the audience that President Lincoln was addressing with the Gettysburg Address and about the audience that Martin Luther King Jr. was addressing with