Todo

Tyler Ready (stolen from Phillip Dixon) International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
Fundación Colegio Americano Quito Language A: Literature
Roaring 20s Speech
TOPICS
* Ernst Hemingway: He was responsible for a revolution in 1920’s literature by developing a recurrent style that would transcend in world-wide literature.

LEARNING OUTCOMES ADDRESSED:
* Analyze how audience andpurpose affect the structure and context of texts
* Examine the use of persuasive language in speeches (for example, political speeches)
* Demonstrate an awareness of how language and meaning are shaped by culture and contextPROCEDURE:
* Choose a topic
* Brainstorm possible reasons and support – see format* Research your topic and your support
* 2-4 reliable sources on your topic to support your topic
* Prepare to employ rhetorical techniques (you’ll get some short lessons on these in the coming weeks), testimony, statistics, definitions, comparison/contrast as necessary
* Plan to give a 2-5 minute speech on your topic
* Use a detailed outline (see format below) to planyour speech
* Draft your speech using the outline (20 points, format and content)
* Bring it into class for peer editing (10 points, class participation grade)
* Practice your speech – time yourself –
* Self-edit and revise your speech before presenting to class

REQUIREMENTS:

* Cite all sources with MLA format
* Use the assigned rubric as a guide
* Include thefollowing devices:
* Parallelism/anaphora (2)
* One of the other examples (note: imagery is not acceptable here)

BRAINSTORMING FORMAT:

Speech Topic: Ernst Hemingway was responsible for a revolution in 1920’s literature by developing a recurrent style that would transcend in world-wide literature.

Arguments FOR:

* The Hemingway Code: how was literature before him,his influence in literature since in other authors.
* The Iceberg Theory
* Ability to transform life experiences in pieces of writing for many audiences
* Ability to translate different cultures into one common language: literature (Italy, Paris, Cuba, Africa, Spain, Cuba, Idaho)
Argument AGAINST:
* His code gives way to stereotypes which are a typical toolwithin the English language
* A revolution in the 1920’s where black people and women had no rights as they were viewed as a general subject, would be the separation from stereotypes, not their inclusion.
* Other authors of the time such as Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein were able to make traits of the 1920’s transcend (the jazz age) and were also members of the “lost generation”* They were also world travelers and their literary works are great because of their experiences.
Possible Hook: Imagine pools of blood, pools of minimalist, concise and genuine blood. Because this is what Hemingway recreates, in his own words: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” (words pouring out of you, not too literal,)
* If a writer knowsenough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.

Outline – Persuasive Speech
I. Attention Gain favorable attention for yourself and the general topic. Recognize the audience and/or the occasion. List the main benefits to arouse interest. Remember Robin Williams in Dead Poet’s...