1.2: John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address"
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Directions
Here, you will find the "Inaugural Address" by John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
The essay is is a ..docx file. I have also included the original recording via YouTube. I recommend either saving to your drive for future use. Otherwise, you will not have the file to look at later. Either way, you should taking notes on the digital copy on your computer, or taking notes on the story on a separate piece of paper.
Author's Bio
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy
Links to an external site. (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), or JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was President during the rising tesnions of the Cold War between Russia and the United States and the beginning of the Civil Rights movement in the United States.
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While going over the reading , keep these questions/ideas in mind:
- What are some themes/ messages that you see in the text?
- What does this speech make you feel/think of?
- Do you see examples of Ethos(credibility), Pathos(emotion), Logos(Logic), and Kairos (Rhetorical Situation)?
- Do you see examples of the rhetorical strategies from the Rhetorical Strategies PowerPoint?
- What are some ways this text is convincing?
- Can you begin to connect to the words in the text. What about these word choices, imagery, allusion, makes you feel a particular way? Explain.
Essay 1 Prompt
What does it mean?
How does the text use specific rhetorical strategies to deliver its intended theme/message?
TITLE/AUTHOR+THEME +STRATEGIES=Thesis
Requirements:
- Proper MLA Format
- 3-5 pages (Full pages)
- Works Cited Page