Commencement+Speeches

__Commencement Speeches. __ Your assignment and rubric:  

Great Video from the Huffington Post: []

Link to this site for tips on [|how to write.]

Please read the following two speeches for homework by Wednesday April 18. [|David Foster Wallace] [|Bradley Whitford]

[|For more information] on Foster Wallace's speech itself and why so powerful

Choose a speech we have not yet read (or have seen) as a class and: 1. Print out 2. Read thoroughly 3. Annotate for __rhetorical devices__ (at least ten separate observations - especially look for devices that rely on rhythm: asyndeton, polysyndeton, chiasma, zeugma, etc.)

Link for these speeches: [|Time's Top Ten Commencement Speeches.] Make sure to read the background to the speech beforehand.

Some videos and sites worth checking out: [|http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/02/the-best-commencement-spe_n_870184.html#s286066&title=Amy_Poehler_At]

Ten tips on a good commencement speech: []

Using RHETORICAL DEVICES in your speech: []