Essays and Speeches.
What is a Essey?
A brief work of nonfiction propose that expresses an opinion on a topic.
Cassified as: Formal and Informal
The formal Essay has a serius tone and persuasive intent.
The infromal is has an intent of entertaining than persuading, has a personal tone, and relies on a looser strcture. For example: Articles
Find the main ideas:
Franklin Pine and Jeferson: Recognices the felxibility and range of this genr. It was used to probe human behavior and search new patterns
Once you find it, . Determine the importance of the sentence and exmine the tittle and skim into them
Often: Main ideas are repeated or directly expressed.
At other times, you have to infer the idea by sintezis
Author's Tone
Congential and higly serious
There may be flashes of humor, but it should be reconized as a dominant tone
The author may change tones of voice for effects
Determine the authors purpose
For example:
Truth's impromptu speech has an emotional and intelectual appeal. The language is direct and coloquial
Thoreau the appealing is the in the intellect. He relies on climaric sentence structure and epigrammatic
Billing satirizes human follies. No intent on reform
Establish the audience
Stanon: supportie audience acquainted with the issues, using acnedotes figurative language
Lincon: adresses the patriots with tightly cotructed argument that is formal
Chief: attempts to explain his people and values to the governador who represents the an alie culture in a conciliator