Saturday, October 15, 2011

Essay Template for Cesar Chavez Speech, 1984


Essay Structure (Analysis of Cesar Chavez Speech, 1984)
I Introductory Paragraph
1.     Attention Grabber about Cesar Chavez or his speech.
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2.   Give a brief biography of Cesar Chavez____________________________________
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3.  Give a clear statement of Cesar Chavez’s argument.
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4.  Identify Cesar Chavez’s Intent____________________________________
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5. Transition to Analysis___________________________________________
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Body Paragraph I
Evaluate Author’s Argument (What kind of arguments did Mr. Chavez use and which were the most effective? Why?) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Commentary (MEAN)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commentary (MATTER)________________________________________________________
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Transition________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph 2
What kinds of evidence did Mr. Chavez provide?  What was most effective? Why? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concrete Detail #1______________________________________________________________
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Commentary (MEAN) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commentary (MATTER)_____________________________________________
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Transition_______________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph 3
What Rhetorical Devices did Mr. Chavez use?   Which had the greatest effect? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concrete Detail #1______________________________________________________________
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Commentary (MEAN)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commentary (MATTER)________________________________________________________
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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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Concrete Detail #1______________________________________________________________
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Commentary (MEAN)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commentary (MATTER)________________________________________________________
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Transition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph 5
Discuss the organization of the speech __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Commentary(MEAN)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commentary(MATTER)_____________________________________________
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Transition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion (Evaluate the effectiveness of the speech)

Restate your Thesis/Claim ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Commentary (MEAN)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commentary (MATTER)____________________________________________
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Conclusion (Call to action)
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