https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/hillaryclintonbeijingspeech.htm
source used for this paper, paper must be cited
Formatting:
MLA heading and page numbers (see Little Seagull Handbook)
2-4 double-spaced pages
1-inch margins
12 pt. Times New Roman or Arial font
No works cited is required for this paper because you should only have one source and will identify all the pertinent information in your analysis.
Tips for Each Essay Section:
Introduction—
Give important background information.
Subject: What is the broad topic of the message?
Speaker: Who is sending the message?
Occasion/Exigence: What is the speaker responding to?
Audience: Who is the speaker targeting?
Purpose: What is the speaker’s desired outcome?
Body Paragraphs (Analysis)—
Focus on HOW the speaker achieves his/her purpose.
Work chronologically.
Use strong verbs that give specific information.
Use specific descriptions and/or quotes to identify each part of your analysis.
Clearly communicate what the speaker’s rhetorical strategies are and what the effect is on the reader.
Conclusion (Significance)—
Take this opportunity to explain why the message matters. If you can’t think of a reason why the speech matters, you didn’t pay attention.
Also discuss the overall effectiveness of the speech.
A significant part of your grade will come from your ability to analyze rather than summarize. This is sometimes a difficult thing for students to do. A good resource for planning and working your way through this assignment is “The Ultimate Cheatsheet for Critical Thinking” I gave you in the Canvas module. Go through that list of questions and see which ones, when answered, would apply best to this assignment. Don’t focus on what was said as much as why it was said and how it affects the audience.
