so for my english class
we have to do a tribute speech on someone we look up to
and first i chose my mom
then i changed it to my dad
then i changed it to obama
can anyone help me write my tribute speech? or help me with some ideas
this is what it has to have…
Step 1 (Investigate/Decide) – 250 words; due Thursday, January 8
Yes, you have to do this step, so stop whining.
Reflect on a significant personality who has had an impact on our world, or who has personally influenced you.
oWhy do you look up to this person? What do you consider worthy of tribute about him/her?
oList his/her admirable traits
oCreate a list of 5 to 10 interview questions that you would ask this person if given the opportunity to interview him or her. Consider using words and phrases such as: justify, explain, evaluate, “to what extent”, classify, describe, determine, implement, defend, etc. (See list of possible words to use in formulating a question)
oIf you had an opportunity to thank this person, what would you thank him/her for?
Step Two: (Investigate/Research continues) – due with step 3
Now that you’ve chosen your subject, investigate and record on paper the answers to the following bulleted questions/statements
oBiography –origins (background, family life, education, etc)
oTimeline – highlight accomplishments
oRelevancy- just what is it that makes your subject worthy of this tribute speech?
oUse library and Internet as needed (you must have at least 6 sources for this speech. If your speech is about a famous person, you must make sure they are accurate…keep track of them on work-cited page. If your speech is about a person who is not famous, then you must use interviews, old local newspaper articles, old family albums, etc.)
Step Three: Plan and Decide (Create Outline of Speech) – due Thursday, January 15
Decide which information you will use from your research. Plan the best way to organize your information into an effective speech.
?Create an outline of your speech (please put details on the outline)
?Example of how you might organize speech:
oQuote or eye-opening fact; statistic; etc…hook
oBiography of Individual
oAccomplishments
oWhy tribute to this individual?
**Step Four: Create Full Written Draft of Speech – Due Tuesday, January 20
?Create your manuscript with an introduction, body, and conclusion. Include the stylistic devices listed for objective #5.
?Cite sources within your manuscript as appropriate using MLA format. You will need a Work Cited page as well.
?Peer Edit and Revision
Step Five
•Rehearse—create note cards and time yourself.
•Did you remember to cite sources and create your work cited page?
Step Six: Presentation of Speeches with Peer Evaluation/Turn in Manuscript. All Speeches due Tuesday, January 20 whether it is your day to present or not! Keep a copy for yourself!
Present and Evaluate Speeches (4 to 6 minutes)
and this is what i have so far:
January 21, 2009
English 10
Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961. Honolulu , Hawaii , USA . His full name is Barack Hussein Obama Jr.; which means “Blessed by God”, in Arabic He was born to a white American mother, Ann Dunham. And a black father, Barack Obama, Sr. they both were students at the University of Hawaii . His father left to Harvard while his wife and son stayed behind. His father went back to Kenya where he worked as an economist. Barack’s mother remarried an Indonesian. He worked as an oil manager. His father would write to him, but due to his business, he visited his son only once, and that was when Barack was ten.
Barack managed to go to one of Hawaii ’s top prep academy, which is Punahou School .
Then later on Barack attended Columbia University . He became a community organizer for a small Chicago church for three years. He helped poor south side people deal with a wave of plant closing. Then he attended Harvard Law School . In 1990 he became the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review. Then in Chicago he practiced civil-rights law. In 2004 Barack Obama was elected to the U.S senate as a Demarcate representing Illinois . Then in November, 2008 he ran for president as a democrat and won! And now he is the 44th president of the United States and the first African- American running for president.
Barack Obama’s greatest accomplishment is his family, His two daughters and wife.
He is worthy of my tribute speech because he is the very brave and he is the first African- American president. And because he is
Step One- investigate/design
I look up to this person because he has done many good things.
THANKS
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January 18th, 2010 at 2:52 am
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