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AP Language and Composition

AP Language and Composition. RHETORICAL SPEECHES. OBJECTIVE. Students will demonstrate a deeper understanding for one of society’s issues that they feel strongly about by giving a speech to bring awareness about the issue to the audience.

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AP Language and Composition

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  1. AP Language and Composition RHETORICAL SPEECHES

  2. OBJECTIVE • Students will demonstrate a deeper understanding for one of society’s issues that they feel strongly about by giving a speech to bring awareness about the issue to the audience. • Students will incorporate the rhetorical skills that they have been analyzing in speeches, articles, and documents into THEIR own speech.

  3. SPEECHES • You are to choose an issue that you see in current society you feel strongly/passionate about. • Write a speech that discusses your issue, as well as your viewpoint on the topic. • Include rhetorical strategies and what you hope bringing awareness to the topic will do for your issue.

  4. SPEECHES • Your speech must be a minimum of 3 minutes long and a maximum of 5 minutes long. • You are allowed to use visuals BUT you cannot have text accompanying the visuals. • You can use a printed copy of the speech/index cards but you will deducted points if you strictly read off of the speech/index cards.

  5. SPEECHES • You will turn in a copy of your speech with your rhetorical strategies annotated & explained. • You will be graded on the following: • CONTENT • SPEECH LENGTH • ENGAGEMENT OF THE AUDIENCE • USE OF RHETORICAL STRATEGIES • OVERALL PRESENTATION (Volume, eye contact, etc.)

  6. SPEECHES • You will have Monday (1/19) and Friday (1/22) to work on your speeches • You must have your topic ready for review on Friday • Speeches will begin Monday, February 1st. • Extra Credit: Presenting the first day • Speeches are worth 100 points of your Essays/Projects/Presentation grade (40%)

  7. Speech Rubric • You will be graded based on the 9 point AP Rubric. • The speech is worth 100 points [essentially an essay] • Your speeches will be graded based on: • The use & effectiveness of rhetorical strategies (have a printed copy of your speech with all strategies annotated & explained in the margins) • Overall speech presentation (volume, eye contact, confidence) • Speech content • Speech length (3-5 minutes) • Engagement of audience

  8. “The Great Dictator” • Watch the clip and read through the written version of the speech. • Tone • Passion • Rhetorical Strategies

  9. Examples: American Rhetoric • Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird (8 min) • Remember the Titans (Audio 1-2 min) • Independence Day (Audio 2 min) • Avatar (1 min)

  10. Food Deserts Children in Foster Care Childhood Obesity Gun Laws Marijuana Legalization Police Brutality News Bias Planned Parenthood Hunger and Homelessness GMOs Death Penalty Environmental Issues Social Class Issues Gender Equality Climate Change You cannot discuss abortion/religion Sample Speech Topics

  11. Tips for a STRONG Speech Topic • Choose a topic that you are genuinely passionate about • It does not have to be a serious topic- one year, a student gave an extremely impassioned speech about milk and got a 9! • Do not choose a topic that is too broad • For example: Gun laws • Gun laws differ by state • Instead, maybe focus specifically on CA gun laws

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