Friday, October 7, 2011

Analysis of Steve Jobs 2005 Commencement Speech


Essay Structure (Analysis of Steve Job’s Stanford Commencement Speech)

I Introductory Paragraph
1.     Attention Grabber about Steve Jobs and Points of View
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2.     Give a clear statement of the Steve job’s opinion/credo/beliefs
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3.     Discuss Steve Job’s credentials (Biographical Information)
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4.     Transition to Analysis________________________________________________
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Body Paragraph I

Evaluate Author’s Argument (What kind of arguments did Steve Jobs use and which were the most effective? Why? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Transition_______________________________________________________________________
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Body Paragraph 2

What kinds of evidence did Steve Jobs provide?  What was most effective? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Transition_______________________________________________________________________


Body Paragraph 3

What Rhetorical Devices did Steve Jobs use? Which had the greatest effect? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Transition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph 4
Discuss how the speaker’s language affected the tone and mood of the speech.
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Transition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph 5
Discuss the organization and delivery of the speech __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Transition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Conclusion (Evaluate the effectiveness of the speech)

Restate your Thesis/Claim ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Conclusion ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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