List especially memorable ceremonial speeches you have experienced. Explain what made these
speeches memorable. (10)
It is crucial that your speech has an effective style. List all the techniques that will help you have an
effective speaking style for your epideictic speech. (5)
Declare the kind of epideictic speech that you will be presenting. Name your specific topic. (10)
Listen to the following speech. Then evaluate it. (15 points)
Franklin D. Roosevelt, “1941 State of the Union Address, The Four Freedoms” (6 January 1941)
Listen to and evaluate the speech below. (15 points)
Frances “Fanny” Wright “Address Delivered in the New Harmony Hall, at the Celebration of the Fourth of
July” (4 July 1828)
Go to http://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu to find the assigned speeches.
