Using the critical reading skills practiced during this course, formulate a thesis statement that presents a
unique and specific interpretation of a speech, and then develop an outline for your paper. Keep in mind
the framework for critical reading that we have explored: Audience, Purpose, Content, Mood, Style, and
Structure, as well as rhetoric and propaganda as discussed during this course.
- Choose and read ONE of the following options to analyze:
o Speeches on gun control, pro and con
o Barack Obama 2008 democratic convention acceptance speech
o Donald Trump 2018 rally speech - Develop a thesis statement in which you present your interpretation of the speech.
- Develop an outline using the provided template to help you organize your points to support
your thesis statement. Think of it as a skeleton that you will “flesh out” when you write your
paper.
You must write full sentences for the thesis statement, the topic/transition sentences, the
passages, and the restatement of thesis.
Note: The passages will be direct quotes from the text, so include quotation marks and a
citation in APA style.
o Do not include any information from research yet. You first want to make sure that you
have enough evidence from the text itself to defend your thesis
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