Topic: Analyzing Political Speeches: Old Major vs. I Have a Dream
Paper details:
Read Old Major’s Speech in Chapter One of Animal Farm (attached, “Animal Farm Whole Text”). The speech begins when Old Major starts with “Comrades.” Continue reading through his entire speech.
Pay attention to any diction, images or points he uses to persuade the barnyard in this speech. Write your examples down on the “Analyzing Political Speeches: Old Major vs. I Have a Dream” word doc.
Then, read and listen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” from this link: https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety
Pay attention to any diction, images or points King uses to persuade the listeners for his vision of the future. Write these examples down on the same word doc, “Analyzing Political Speeches: Old Major vs. I Have a Dream”.
Should be at least 1 example for each box.
