MBB: Is the inaugural address high stakes? What is its historical significance and how does it differ from a state of the union address?

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 396.

Conclusion

Main Body

Introduction

(Para 1) Where were you? When did it happen? What happened?

(Paras 2-4) What exactly happened? (List the events in chronological order )

What was the climax event?

(Para 5) What was the outcome? How did you feel?

Portfolio: Write your story. Check you have:

• made your beginning interesting by applying one of the techniques mentioned

• used a variety of adjectives and adverbs

• put the events in the correct chronological order

• ended your story by using one of the techniques mentioned

• given it a suitable title

TSL: An inaugural address is a thematic speech setting the tone and tenor of an administration. It should blend poetry and political philosophy with a smattering of generalized policy without the weight of time limited statistics and detail. It should categorize challenges and opportunities and move the nation to reach for the stars. Inaugural addresses are, by nature, timeless and should be drafted with a sense of history in mind. A state of the union address, on the other hand, is a much more programmatic speech promoting specific policies and legislative goals that are time limited. An inaugural address speaks to generations while a state of the union address speaks to 535 members of Congress. Both are important speeches for any president, but state of the union messages tend to die a slow death in the Congressional Record; inaugural addresses, on the other hand, are remembered long after they are delivered. When read together, from George Washington's first inaugural address to Barack Obama's inaugural, we are given a unique glimpse into history through the hopes and aspirations of the forty-four presidents who have shaped this nation's history.