Analyzing the tone of President Obama's speech

Last night President Obama delivered a speech accepting the Democratic nomination.

Your task today is to analyze the tone of the speech using some of the words we've been working with in class.  You can find copies of those words under the "class handouts" tab.

Start by reading these excerpts from the speech.  While reading, keep track of some of the different types of tone you detect in the speech.

When you are finished you will write an analysis of the speech's tone.

Start with an assertion - a thesis - about the speech, naming three words to describe what you see as the speech's tone.  For example, you might say, "President Obama's speech was sarcastic, clinical, and bombastic."

Then, continue your writing by using examples (quotations) from the speech to support the three words in your assertion.  Be sure to explain which words in the speech link to the tone you are asserting.  This is the analysis of your evidence that will help to prove your point.

You should write all of this in a new document - be sure to save frequently!  Print it out when you are finished and I'll collect them by the end of the period.