Class Speeches
Class Readings
Resource Links
Finding Speeches
-American
Rhetoric
Online Speech Bank
-Finding Speeches
-Finding Speeches
Logic
and Argumentation
-Christian Logic
-Constructing
a Logical Argument
Rhetor -- Includes on-line logic
exercises
Style
and Language
-Say it
with Style -- RealAudio clips of stylistic devices by Allyn & Bacon
publishers
Analyzing
Speeches
-Checklist for Analysis of Speeches
-Critical Reading -- Dan
Kurland
-How to Write a Rhetorical Criticism Paper -- Dr. Leah Ceccarelli
-How to
Read a Speech -- Dr. Leah Ceccarelli
Rhetoric
Sources
-Rhetoric
Resources -- Georgia Tech
-American Rhetoric.Com
-Forest of
Rhetoric
-History of
Rhetoric
Style
Guides
The eloquence of speakers such as Daniel Webster is long gone, some say. Others point to orators such as John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., or Ronald Reagan to show that public address is indeed a thriving art despite the bumper_sticker mentality of the world in which we live. This class will explore several contemporary speeches, examining them for their rhetorical artistry and political effectiveness. We will also discuss key issues about the study of public address__the ethical dimensions of public address, the criteria we use to evaluate speeches, the limitations on free speech, and the influence of mass communications on public address.
Required Textbook:
The readings for this course are available on the internet. Links to the first readings can be found at the course website. All the readings are available in a course reading packet.
Additional Requirements:
Participation in a class field trip to the Old State Capitol is required. We will do our best to accommodate the schedules of all students enrolled in the class. If for some reason you are unable to accompany the class, you must make alternate arrangements with the instructor.
Grading:
This classes uses a contract approach to evaluating student work. Every student earns 15 percent of their grade by turning in a course contract and through course participation. The additional 85 percent of the grade is based on whatever assignments you select from a range of options. Each assignment is described, directions are given, percentages and page lengths, etc. are specified in a detailed list in the course syllabus and on this website.
Assignments -- A list of the various
assignment options that students can choose from as part of their work
to include in their grade contract. The assignments include directions,
grade weights (percentages), page lengths, grading criteria, and
expectations.
Grading Contract -- A blank copy of the
contract used for CMST 2862.
Sample Journal Questions -- These journal
questions can be answered for the journal assignment or they can be used
as prompts for other journal questions. The
journal assignment has very
specific directions and grading criteria, so be sure to look at it.
These sample questions can provide a good way to study for exams and
they can be used as a study guide. They cover approximately the
first third of the class material.
Old State Capitol Fieldtrip Worksheet
Bush, Barbara,
Wellesley Commencement Address
Bush, George W., 2000 victory speech
Carmichael, Stokely, Black Power
Clinton, Bill, I Misled the People
Clinton, Bill, Columbine Speech
Clinton, Hillary, Women's Rights are
Human Rights
Dworkin, Andrea, Pornography Happens
to Women
Fisher, Mary, The Whisper of AIDS
Gates, Bill, Washington2Washington
Speech
Gore, Al, 2000 concession speech
Heston, Charlton, Winning the Culture
Wars
Jenkins, Henry, Congressional
Testimony on Media Violence
Jordan, Barbara, Keynote Address to
the DNC
Kennedy, John F., Address to the
Houston Ministerial Association
Long, Huey, Every Man a King
Malcolm X, The Ballot or the Bullet
Nixon, Richard, Checkers
Reagan, Ronald, Eulogy for the
Challenger Seven
Thomas, Clarence, speech before the
National Bar Association
Varney, Matt, Columbine Student, A
Simple Vision
Bitzer, Lloyd,
The Rhetorical Situation. _Philosophy and Rhetoric_ 1 (1968): 1-14.
Brummett, Barry. 1991. Rhetorical Methods in Critical Studies (Ch.3). In _Dimensions of Popular Culture_. Tuscaloosa, AL:
University of Alabama Press.
Brummett, Barry. 1991. Varieties of Rhetorical Criticism (Ch.4) . In _Dimensions of Popular Culture_. Tuscaloosa,
AL: University of Alabama Press.
Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs. 1982. Elements of Descriptive Analysis. In _The Rhetorical Act_. Belmont, CA.
Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs. 1982. The Resources of Argument. In _The Rhetorical Act_. Belmont, CA.
Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs. 1982. A Rhetorical Perspective. In _The Rhetorical Act_. Belmont, CA.
Carey, James W. 1988. Communication as Culture
(Lecture Notes). Unwin Hymen.
Hart, Rod. 1990. The Functions of Rhetoric. In _Modern Rhetorical Criticism_. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman.
Hart, Rod. 1990. Guidelines for Rhetorical Criticism. In _Modern Rhetorical Criticism_. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman.
Hart, Rod. 1990. Narrative and Reasoning. In _Modern Rhetorical Criticism_. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman.
Jamieson, Kathleen. 1988. Eloquence in an Electronic Age. NY: Oxford University Press.
Smith, Donald K. 1969. The Act and its Parts (Ch.2). In _Man Speaking: A Rhetoric of Public Speech. NY: Dodd, Mead and Company.
Smith, Donald K. 1969. The Position of the Speaker (Ch. 3). In _Man Speaking: A Rhetoric of Public Speech. NY: Dodd, Mead and Company.
Smith, Donald K. 1969. The Speaker's Relation to Audience (Smith Ch 4). In _Man Speaking: A Rhetoric of Public Speech. NY: Dodd, Mead and Company.
Smith, Donald K. 1969. The Question of Ethics (Ch. 8). In _Man Speaking: A Rhetoric of Public Speech. NY: Dodd, Mead and Company.
