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FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH
FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH
Mr. Fleck/Dr. Reifenheiser
FAMOUS SPEECH Assignment
Your Job: To paraphrase a famous speech (of your choice) live to the class within the assigned time (3-5 minutes).
Here's what you do:
Pick a famous speech (we're likely to go to the library to assist you in this), do a little background research on it, then rewrite it (or outline it) in your own words, and prepare to deliver it with an introduction and a conclusion (where appropriate).
Suggestions (you may choose from, but are not limited to):
Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream"
Richard M. Nixon's "I Am Not A Crook"
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Seneca Falls Convention
Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"
Clarence Darrow's Summary in the Leopold and Loeb Case
Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man On the Face of the Earth"
Once you have chosen:
Research the life of the person who gave it
Research the circumstances in which it was given
Research the impact the speech had
Prepare an introduction where you briefly re-cap these items.
DELIVERING THE PARAPHRASED SPEECH
Don't read word for word; practice so you can refer to your notes without being dependent upon them.
Try to deliver the speech in a normal speaking tone; don't speak in a monotonous or "readie" tone.
Make eye-contact with your audience.
You will be scored on the following:
Category (Prep)
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Choice of Speech (10)
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Intro to Speech (10)
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Info on original speaker (10)
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Quality of Paraphrase (determined by outline) (10)
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Summary (10)
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Category (Performance)
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Yes
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No
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Posture (10)
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Volume/Rate (10)
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Tone (10)
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Eye Contact (10)
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Timing (10)
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Total points: _______
Start time: _________
End time: _________
COMMENTS:
RECOMMENDED SITES FROM THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Daniel Webster's great speech commemorating the anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth Rock
A Speech by Alexander the Great
Martin Luther King: The Great March on Detroit 23 June 1963
The History Place: Great Speeches
American Rhetoric
Great Speeches of the 20th Century