Click here to watch Obama's Inauguration speech. Click here to get a copy of the text of his speech (to follow along).
After watching/reading the speech respond to it by answering any or all of the following questions:
*What was interesting about the speech? Give a line or two that you liked.
*What was not interesting or boring about the speech?
*What did you agree with in the speech? What did you disagree with?
*What did he say in his speech that can connect to what we have been talking about with the American Dream?
*Where was the President attempting to use pathos (appealing to the audience's emotions)?
*Where was the President attempting to use ethos (showing the audience his is credible)?
*Where was the President attempting to use logos (making a logical argument for something)?
*There were lots of allusions in his speech (a reference to a person, place, event, history), name an allusion you found interesting. Why did he use this allusion? Why was it interesting or meaningful to the speech?