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10 Great Speeches Viewed Through a Literary Lens: Analysis and Activities Book

Name: 10 Great Speeches Viewed Through a Literary Lens: Analysis and Activities Book
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SKU: 4S2794DL
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10 Great Speeches Viewed Through a Literary Lens: Analysis and Activities Book Download (4S2794DL) 10 Great Speeches Viewed Through a Literary Lens: Analysis and Activities Print Book (4S2794) 10 Great Speeches Viewed Through a Literary Lens: Analysis and Activities Book on CD (4S2794CD)

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"A day that will live in infamy" or in "history"? Word choice matters!

Description

Students actively apply literary techniques—as they do when studying fiction—and intensely examine a nonfiction piece. As they discover the methods the speaker used in composing the speech, and evaluate the often subtle literary practices, they learn what made a well-known speech compelling and memorable.

Includes these famous speeches:

Units feature:

"Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death," by Patrick Henry
"Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth
"The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro," by Frederick Douglass
"The Gettysburg Address," by Abraham Lincoln
"Women's Right to Vote," by Susan B. Anthony
"Their Finest Hour," by Sir Winston Churchill
"Day of Infamy," by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Inaugural Address, by John F. Kennedy
"I Have a Dream," by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Election Night Victory Speech, by Barack Obama

author biographies
context of the time
images
vocabulary exercises
analysis and evaluation
writing prompts
online activities
individual and group activities
web links to performances,
and more!

Table of Contents

About the Author
To the Teacher

Purpose
Overview
How to Use this Book

Types of Speeches

Informative
Persuasive
Commemorative
Motivational

Tips for Writing Any Speech
"Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death," by Patrick Henry, 1775

Answer Key
Websites Listed

"Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth, 1851

Answer Key
Websites Listed

"The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro," by Frederick Douglass, 1852

Answer Key
Websites Listed

"The Gettysburg Address," by Abraham Lincoln, 1863

Answer Key
Websites Listed

"Women's Right to Vote," by Susan B. Anthony, 1873

Answer Key
Websites Listed

"Their Finest Hour," by Sir Winston Churchill, 1940

Answer Key
Websites Listed

"Day of Infamy," by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1941

Answer Key
Websites Listed

Inaugural Address, by John F. Kennedy, 1961

Answer Key
Websites Listed

"I Have a Dream," by Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963

Answer Key
Websites Listed

Election Night Victory Speech, by Barack Obama, 2008

Answer Key
Websites Listed

Common Core State Standards

Book Download: PDF. Adobe® Reader® required to view PDF. PDF pages include color images and clickable web links.

Book on CD: CD. Adobe® Reader® required to view PDF. PDF pages include color images and clickable web links.

Print Book: Softcover. 8 x 11 inches. Black and white pages.

GP4S2794 10 Great Speeches Viewed Through a Literary Lens Sample Chapter

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