RHE: Lesson - Speech and Rhetoric - Videos

Speech and Rhetoric - Videos

Please watch each of the following videos of famous historical speeches - there are three in total. Pay careful attention to the rhetoric used by all three speakers. Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation. Take notes so that you can discuss the elements later.

Martin Luther King, Jr - I Have a Dream Speech

Download a printable version of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech transcript Links to an external site..

President Ronald Reagan - Challenger Disaster Speech

Download a printable version of President Ronald Reagan's Challenger Disaster speech transcript Links to an external site..

Elie Wiesel - The Perils of Indifference

Download a printable version of Elie Wiesel's The Perils of Indifference speech transcript Links to an external site..

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