Research Essay Over Famous Speeches

Our research essays over your selected famous speech will be due on Monday, February 9th at the beginning of class. Students should turn in their completed essay with works cited on a typed document that is double-spaced, 12 pt., Times New Roman font. The essays should be formatted in MLA accurately. Points will be deducted for incorrect format, and essays lacking a correctly formatted Works Cited page will not be accepted. Links to essay directions, the rubric, MLA citation help, and guiding questions are all provided on both my Fusion pages and my Google page. Students who need help with any aspect of the research essay should attend tutorials before or after school for extra help. Essays should be at least one and a half pages in length. If any student is unable to print out their essay before the due dates, essays may be emailed to me before Monday, February 9th. Students without computer access may also meet with me to set up appropriate accommodations. If I do not hear from students, then I assume that everything is going smoothly for this particular assignment. I strong encourage students to get a head start on their research and begin writing immediately. My recommendation for this essay is to compose a five-paragraph essay consisting of an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. The three body paragraphs should address the following topics in any order the student sees fit: 1. Historical background of speech (guiding questions are linked on both of my websites) 2. Literary content of the speech (rhetorical devices-see handout on websites, figurative language, imagery, etc.) 3. Effectiveness of the speech (discuss Aristotle's persuasive appeals- ethos, pathos, and logos within the speech) Your thesis statement, which is the final sentence of your introduction, should answer the following question: Why is my speech effective and famous?