news and commentary – opinion – politics and prose

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Listen to a political speech, news commentary, public service announcement, or a commercial. Write a paper of two to three well-developed paragraphs evaluating the message. Be sure to mention main ideas and supporting details. Also refer to the questions to decide if this information is based on fact, colored by emotion, influenced by the person presenting this information, and in agreement with your values.

Look for the logical development of ideas based on the information gathered from listening to the program. Ask yourself these questions as you take notes:

1. What is the opening sentence about? It may be the topic sentence or main idea.
2. What is the last sentence about? Is it a restatement of the main idea?
3. What important points are being made about the main idea?
4. Are there important subtopics that need to be remembered?
5. What key words (remember, most of all, listen) does the speaker use to tell you what he is about to say is important?
6. How does the speaker’s appearance affect the message?
7. How does the speaker use his or her voice to emphasize points? Listen for tone and volume.
8. Does the speaker repeat a phrase a number of times?
9. What visual aids did the speaker use?
10. Was the purpose of the speech to inform, persuade, entertain? What evidence supports this as the writer’s purpose?

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1. Observations, facts, and other information provided in support of the claim are known as ___________.
Propaganda
Testimony
Evidence
Persuasion
2. ________________ writing is meant to change the attitude or behavior of readers.
Objective
Persuasive
Narrative
Poetic
3. The music for a movie or theater production is called the ______________.
Score
Medley
Composition
Movement
4. ______________ are channels or systems of communication, information, or entertainment.
Networks
Media
Broadcasts
Forums
5. A declaration of principles and policies adopted by a political party or candidate is known as a __________.
Campaign
Election
Plank
Platform
6. A/an ______________ is a position or proposition that is presented and backed by argument.
Essay
Biography
Thesis
Commentary
7. ________ is defined as conveying the meaning or purpose of something.
Expository
Persuasive
Argumentative
Observational
8. A short account of an interesting or humorous incident is called a/an _________________.
Incident
Anecdote
Essay
Argument
9. The paragraphs that follow the initial paragraph in a news article are known as the _____________.
Leads
Headlines
Bylines
Body
10. The individual news stories aired in a broadcast are called _______.
Bits
Articles
Segments
Commentaries

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