Case focus

Read the Inaugural address of John F. Kennedy (Alecia Jioeva. “Insights into Politics and the Language of Politics”, pp.25-28), analyze its language and rhetoric, fill in the following table and get ready to discuss the speech.

Situation
Audience
Objective
Approach
Content
Introduction
Body structure
Conclusion
Rhetorical devices

PROGECT FOCUS

Write a 3 minute persuasive speech on any topic concerning the national security of Russia. Before you read it to your group describe the situation where it could be made and your audience.

The other students assess your speech by filling in the following table

Student’s name	Structure	Reasoning	Simplicity and clarity of the language	Tone of speech	Rhetorical devices	Total

Points – excellent

Point – good

Poor