Comparison Speech Critique
Watch President Trump deliver his Inaugural address - see video below. In class we watched President Obama deliver his Inaugural address from 2013 - see video below. For this extra credit assignment students will do a compare and contrast critique on the following categories:
Delivery (verbal and non verbal)
Content (word choices, literary devices)
Effectiveness of the speakers (personal opinion of each speakers effective delivery, must include positive and negative comments for BOTH speakers)
This is somewhat similar to the professional speech critique but students must compare and contrast the two speeches/speakers.
Points will be assessed on the quality and the content of the paper. Point range will be from 10 to 30 points depending on the detail, vocabulary, and quality of content.
A brief description of graded content follows:
Ten point papers are 2 - 3 pages and lightly discuss the differences
Twenty point papers are 3 - 5 pages and are more detailed in the discussion regarding differences
Thirty point papers are 4 - 8 pages and are thoughtful in their detail regarding the comparison of similarities and differences
Papers must be typed, double spaced utilizing 12 pt. font in one of the following sytles (arial, courier new, or times new roman) .
Delivery (verbal and non verbal)
Content (word choices, literary devices)
Effectiveness of the speakers (personal opinion of each speakers effective delivery, must include positive and negative comments for BOTH speakers)
This is somewhat similar to the professional speech critique but students must compare and contrast the two speeches/speakers.
Points will be assessed on the quality and the content of the paper. Point range will be from 10 to 30 points depending on the detail, vocabulary, and quality of content.
A brief description of graded content follows:
Ten point papers are 2 - 3 pages and lightly discuss the differences
Twenty point papers are 3 - 5 pages and are more detailed in the discussion regarding differences
Thirty point papers are 4 - 8 pages and are thoughtful in their detail regarding the comparison of similarities and differences
Papers must be typed, double spaced utilizing 12 pt. font in one of the following sytles (arial, courier new, or times new roman) .
Full Transcripts and Videos
| trump_inaugural_address.pdf |
| obama_2013_inaugural_address.pdf |