Effective Speech: Rhetorical Analysis Assignment
Effective Speech: Rhetorical Analysis Assignment
Question Description
Description
Analyze a speech for its persuasive effects and textual rhetoric.
Instructions
Please complete the assignment in a single Word document and submit it to complete the assignment. All papers should be Word-processed and cited in the style you are most familiar with (such as APA, MLA, or Chicago). Your paper should be approximately 400–600 words, or two to three double-spaced pages, in Times New Roman with 12-point font and indented paragraphs. All papers must be free from typographical and spelling mistakes. Errors of grammar, syntax, and composition affect the assignment grade. Include a word count in your submission.
View “Ich Bin ein Berliner” (starting at 1:20) by John F. Kennedy and “Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate” by Ronald Reagan. Choose either the Kennedy or Reagan speech and answer the following questions:
What was the purpose of this speech? Do you believe the speaker achieved this purpose?
What was the occasion of this address? How did the specific constraints and resources of the place, day, and circumstances help shape the speaker’s remarks?
Who was the audience for this address? What common traits did the audience share? In what way did the speaker adapt the speech to this particular audience?
Briefly research the background of the speaker. How did the speaker overcome the constraints and use the resources of being who he was in this situation?
What types of supporting material and reasoning did the speaker use in this address? Provide examples from the speech of the types you find.
What cultural values and beliefs did the speaker appeal to in the address? Provide examples from the speech to support your observations.
Drawing on one of the methods of rhetorical criticism discussed in this lesson, evaluate the speech.
You are expected to use scholarly (peer reviewed) sources in your research. These include academic journals and books. In particular, find a scholarly article that helps you use the advance method of rhetorical criticism that you have selected in developing your analysis of the speech you have chosen. Use at least 2 scholarly sources in preparing this assignment. Newspapers, available online, can provide supplemental information, particularly with recent speeches that you will analyze, but only use newspaper articles that were written around the time of the speech; articles written much later tend to be historical appreciations. Many government and non-government agencies no longer publish official reports on paper, but their documents are available online as primary sources. Other webpages, especially social media, blogs, and news aggregators, lack the editorial review oversight that makes published information reliable, useful, and acceptable. Wikipedia can help you orient your academic search, but it is not a scholarly source.
What was the purpose of this speech?
3.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
3.0 pts
Do you believe the speaker achieved this purpose?
3.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
3.0 pts
What was the occasion of this address?
3.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
3.0 pts
How did the specific constraints and resources of the place, day, and circumstances help shape the speaker’s remarks?
3.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
3.0 pts
Who was the audience for this address? What common traits did the audience share?
3.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
3.0 pts
In what way did the speaker adapt the speech to this particular audience?
4.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
4.0 pts
Briefly research the background of the speaker. How did the speaker overcome the constraints and use the resources of being who he was in this situation?
4.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
4.0 pts
What types of supporting material and reasoning did the speaker use in this address? Provide examples from the speech of the types you find.
4.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
4.0 pts
What cultural values and beliefs did the speaker appeal to in the address? Provide examples from the speech to support your observations.
4.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
4.0 pts
Drawing on one of the methods of rhetorical criticism discussed in this lesson, evaluate the speech.
4.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
4.0 pts
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, & citations 1 point deducted for each mistake in any of these areas (not to exceed 5 points total)
5.0 pts
Full Marks
0.0 pts
No Marks
5.0 pts
Total Points: 40.0
Effective Speech: Rhetorical Analysis Assignment
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS
Discussion Questions (DQ)
Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation
Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality
Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes
I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy
For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy
The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication
Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.
