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Skill drill

B)
SKILL DRILL :

Pre

  1. What resonated with you from President Obama’s speech? What lines or phrases do you remember?
  2. Whom is President Obama addressing? How do you know? Describe his audience.
  3. What are the three most important words in the speech? Rank them.
  4. Optional: Repetition of some stylistic as well as rhetorical devices. (vgl. z.B. AB2 unten

AB2 Stylistic & Rhetoric Devices I
(ein AA bei der Bearbeitung des AB könnte sein, dass sich die SuS Gedanken über die jeweilige Wirkung machen)

 

A SELECTION OF STYLISTIC & RHETORICAL DEVICES

IMAGES

Metaphor

Implicit comparison

All the world’s a stage

IMAGES

Metonymy

Substituting an aspect by an object

The Vatican says…

IMAGES

Personification

Thing or concept seen as human

Greece is the mother of democracy.

IMAGES

Simile

Comparison with “like”/”as”

My love is like a red rose.

IMAGES

Symbol

Image in which an object stands for an abstract idea

dove = peace

 

 

 

 

SOUNDS

Alliteration

Repetition of consonants

Betty Botter bought some butter.

SOUNDS

Assonance

Repetition of stressed vowels

The dinosaur and its ilk, kith and kin.

SOUNDS

Cacophony

Plosives (p, t, k), harsh sounds (s, sh, tch)

Pans spit and kettles purr in the kitchen.

SOUNDS

Consonance

Same consonant, different vowel

Tit for tat

SOUNDS

Onomatopoeia

Imitating sounds

“Bow-wow” for a dog

 

 

 

 

STRUCTURE

Accumulation

Aggregation of expressions

The outcome was poignant, tragic, horrible, etc.

STRUCTURE

Amplification (repetition)

Repetition of expressions

Students must always do their homework, must always …, must always …

STRUCTURE

Anaphora (repetition)

Repetition of the same beginning

Yes, we can stop crime; yes, we can start anew; yes, we...

STRUCTURE

Chiasmus

Reversal-contra-antithesis

Paradise seduced Eve,
Eve reduced paradise.

STRUCTURE

Contrast

Opposing ideas

It’s been the best and it’s been the worst of years.

STRUCTURE

Ellipsis

Shortening of a sentence by dropping certain words

“- Morning”

STRUCTURE

Inversion

Front position

Off you go!

STRUCTURE

Parallelism

Same structure, different words

The sea to the east and the beach to the west

 

 

 

 

MIXED BAG

Allusions

(in)direct reference

e.g. to The Bible, a book

MIXED BAG

Oxymoron

Two things that normally exclude each other

Bitter sweet surrender

MIXED BAG

Paradox

Contradictory, but may contain some truth

 

MIXED BAG

Quotations

 

 

MIXED BAG

Rhetorical question

A question to which the answer is obvious

 

 

 

 

 

TONE

(in)formal, matter-of-fact, playful, proud, modest, condescending, encouraging, harsh, gentle, etc.

STYLE

Irony, exaggeration, overstatement (hyperbole), understatement (litotes), pun, comedy, sarcasm, satire, tragedy, etc.

While

  1. Identify and add in your transcript 1 rhetorical devices that you know or you see in your list (vgl. AB2 oben und/oder AB3 unten)

AB3 Rhetoric II

1 Das Transkript der Rede befindet sich z.B. auf
http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/preparedschoolremarks/

 

Stylistiv & Rhetorical Devices, a selection

Identify these stylistic and rhetorical devices and use them in your own speeches.

Stylistiv & Rhetorical Devices, a selection

 

  1. Characterize the tone of the speech (vgl. z.B. AB4 tone words unten (je nach Klasse kann man Deutsch ergänzen bzw. ganz weglassen)

AB4 Tone Words
Cross out the adjectives from the list that do not apply at all. You may add words. Focus on 5, back up your choice with examples from the text.

Tone Words 1 Tone Words 2

  1. Read important passages out aloud. Practice pronunciation, intonation as well as gestures.
  2. Describe the effect(s) of the stylistic devices used. Combine style and content.
  3. Vertiefung Language: Noticing exercise
    AB5 Noticing Exercise
    1. How does Obama express the following ideas in English?
      … aber immer wenn ich mich beschwerte …
      … und was von Euch erwartet wird
      … Du willst Arzt werden ?
      etc.
      (weitere Beispiele wären hierfür zu erstellen – von L oder SuS)
    2. What are expressions from this text you yourself consider useful for your own text production?

 

Post
1. Comment on the following statement:

"It's a form of indoctrination, and I think, really, it's indicative of the culture that the Obama administration is trying to create," Gordon told FOXNews.com on Thursday. "It's very socialistic."

2. Write a corresponding speech by the German Chancellor for German students.
Use 5 rhetorical tricks that you know. Make your speech a “short sharp shock”. (It is a good speech if your friends know when to cheer.)

EXTENSION 1: Students Response ( 5 Min Clip: http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/academic/bts.html )

  1. Watch the clip (volume is turned down each time a student speaks) and come up with possible statements/reactions for the students of different ethnic backgrounds.
  2. Watch the clip (volume of the American students is still turned down) and present your statements live.
  3. Watch the clip (sound on) and compare your statements with the original ones.

 

EXTENSION 2: Rede Angela Merkel vor dem amerikanischen Kongress

  • Vergleich mit Obamas Rede
  • Mediationsübung

 

Arbeitsblatt Speech OBAMA: Address to Students:
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