Monday, April 11, 2011

Online Task Four

SPEECH is one of the interesting alternative text to be used in the literature classroom. The speech provided for you in the module is one by Martin Luther King.

1. Think of at least 3 benefits of using speeches by famous figures, in the classroom.

1.       Speeches by famous figures are interesting, so it can attract the students’ attention easily.
2.      Speeches by famous figures are well-written and can inspire students to write good speeches.
3.      Speeches by famous figures can influent late students to make famous and successful figures as their role model in the art of public speaking.

2. Go to www.youtube.com and find the audio-visual on the speech. In not less than 50 words, state would the audio-visual be of any use in helping understand the speech better? State your reasons.

The use of media in the classroom can helps students to understand the text better. By watching the audio-visual materials, students can really understand and help them to relate to the speech because listening and watching can improve our understanding instead of looking and black and white lines in a book that can the students felt boring. Listening to the tone of the speech also helps them to identify the key points.

3. Who is Martin Luther King?

Martin Luther King is an African American or the most famous black leader in the movement of the civil rights in the United States of America. He used the non-violent ways as that was used by the famous Indian leader, Mahatma Gandhi.

4. Based on the questions below, analyse the features of the given written speech:

i. What is the purpose of the speech?
The purpose of the speech is mainly to motivate and persuade the white people in the USA to take action against the racial issues of his people that is “black people”. He makes them realise that racial equality was very important for America in order to achieve the noble aspirations Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

ii. What is the tone of the speech?
The tone is persuasive and aggression to shows that the message he is conveying is very meaningful to him and also to persuade his listener.

iii. What interesting major feature(s) can you see from the speech?
 (i.e.Repetition of phrases, emphasis on certain things said etc)

The repetition of “I have a dream” phrase.
iv) Any interesting facts that you can gather based on the background of the speech?

a)      The used of the most trusted sources that every people of America should have known that are the Bible, Emancipation Proclamation, United States’ Declaration of Independence and the United States’ Constitution to include in the speech. This will help him persuade his listener more effectively because all the sources that he used is very true and trusted by all.

b)      The venue that is Lincoln’s Memorial where Abraham Lincoln the President of Unites States of America signed the Emancipation Proclamation many years ago and until the day he delivered the speech, the black people were still ‘enslaved’ by the white people. Talking about the irony of it.

5. Suggest a while-reading activity that can be derived from this particular speech.

1.      Find the main idea of each paragraph in the speech and write the important details of the speech in chronological order.
2.      Answer the comprehension questions by using the option given during reading activity.




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