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Learning task 2

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    1. See the Hansard archive of parliamentary speeches .

      Choose a recently delivered speech on a current issue. Have students:

       

      • re-write it as a straight speech stating opinion and facts without any oratorical/rhetorical/persuasive devices. Choose several to be read aloud to the class.
      • discuss which aspects of the speech were omitted in this process and which sections of the speech(es) needed modification. In this process, students should refer to their list of oratory terms and encouraged to use the correct terminology in discussing omissions/modifications.
      • Read the background to, view a video clip from and read the full text of John F Kennedy's Inauguration Speech and answer jfk_questions (RTF 45KB) about it.

       

     

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    1. Read caesar_speech (RTF 6KB) from Antony from Act 3 Scene 2 of Julius Caesar.

      See the full text of Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 2 to get the context of the speech and also for explanations of any unusual/archaic words or usages.

       

      • What features of oratory are apparent here?
      • Which features occur here which you would not expect to find in eg political oratory? Why?
      • Use framework (RTF 25KB) to analyse the speech.

       

    2. If possible, select examples of oratory from literary texts or films studied this year. Use A Framework for the Study of a Speech to analyse these speeches.

     

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    1. Mindmap of contexts within which oratory is found then brainstorm some possible research topics.
    2. Here are some ideas for possible research topics for students:
      1. the language and appeals used in oratory have not changed over time
      2. find oratorical speeches with a common link
      3. investigate the oratory of war and the oratory of peace
      4. find trends and differences between a number of speeches by an orator
      5. two modern and two historic speeches
      6. any differences in techniques between heroes and villains
      7. religious oratory
      8. compare English and Maori oratory
      9. compare examples in literature with actual samples of similar situations
      10. eulogies: are there distinguishing features?
      11. inaugural addresses
      12. differences between live and radio/television oratory
    3. steps (RTF 51KB)
    4. notetaking (RTF 35KB)
    5. Students present findings as a research report.
    6. After conducting and writing up your research, present oral presentations to the class which outlines the focus of your research, briefly describes the research steps you went through, and presents a summary of your findings demonstrating or playing examples using audio-visual aids.

     

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