Public Figure Analysis Writing Assignment
The assignment asks to provide a general analysis and evaluation of any speech. Two pages plus a works cited. I will leave the full rubric in the “Materials” section, this is just general information. I will also have a link to the speech that I want the paper to be about here in “Paper Details.” Can’t download the video from Youtube, but this is the link.
SPEECH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/6_uYWDyYNUg
And if for some reason the link that I gave doesn’t work the video is called “Malcolm X’s Fiery Speech Addressing Police Brutality” on Youtube.
“This is to be a critique and an analysis not merely a description of the event. Be sure to take a stand, explain, and defend your views. Use appropriate terminology…
…In well-developed paragraphs, support your assessment of the speaker’s presentation and content using evidence from the speaking event that you are analyzing. Grammar and writing style are very important. Check them both carefully…
…citing examples and evidence from the observed speech to support your claims.”
Teacher wants the papers to cover 4 main ideas when analyzing the speech, again the full rubric is in the “Materials” tab but I’ll put a shortened list of it in here as well.
1. INTRO (Situation) – Name of the speaker. -Date of event. – Place of event. -Pretty much just set and setting
2. CONTENT ANALYSIS AND EVAL. – What was the speaker’s desired response? How do you know? – Was the introduction effective? Why or why not? – What types of support were used? How effective were the speaker’s choices?
3. DELIVERY – How comfortable did the speaker look? – How could the speakers delivery been improved? -Did the speaker maintain eye contact with the audience? How appropriate was it? – How appropriate was the speaker’s pitch/tone?
4. OVERALL – Explain your overall reaction to the speech and event. What, if anything, can you try to incorporate into your own speaking?
SPEECH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/6_uYWDyYNUg
