Journalism Essay Ronald Reagan, Address to the Nation on the Challenger

Journalism Essay Ronald Reagan, Address to the Nation on the Challenger

YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURE FOR YOUR SPEECH STORY!

PARAGRAPH 1 (THE LEAD): IT MUST BE IN ONE OF THE FOUR SPEECH LEAD PATTERNS. DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT AND FILL IN THE BLANKS FOR ONE OR ALL. NEXT, TYPE IT OVER AS YOUR LEAD. IT’S THAT SIMPLE!

PARAGRAPH 2 (THE NUT): BRIEF BIO OF THE SPEAKER (EXCEPT IF THE SPEAKER IS WELL-KNOWN. THEN BRIEF IDENTIFICATION IS FINE) AND/OR CONTEXT OF THE SPEECH (SOMETIMES THE TOPIC OF THE SPEECH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SPEAKER. IF SO, FOCUS ON GIVING THE BACKGROUND OF THE ISSUE. SEE THE SAMPLE FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ARIZONA SPEECH BELOW).

PARAGRAPHS 3+ (THE BODY): HOW MANY PARAGRAPHS YOU’RE WRITING FOR THE BODY IS REALLY UP TO YOU. REMEMBER: THIS IS NOT A TRANSCRIPT! THEREFORE, TWO-THREE BODY GRAPHS ARE FINE. IF YOU FEEL YOU’D BE LEAVING SOMETHING IMPORTANT OUT, WRITE MORE BODY GRAPHS. THE STRUCTURE FOR EACH BODY GRAPH SHOULD BE A ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY OF THE MAIN IDEA FOLLOWED BY QUOTATION OF SUPPORT. AGAIN, TAKE A LOOK AT OBAMA’S SPEECH. KEEP IN MIND, YOU ARE DOING MORE QUOTING THAN ORIGINAL PROSE.

LAST PARAGRAPH (CONCLUSION): IF YOU HAVE A QUOTE FROM AN AUDIENCE MEMBER, USE IT. ANOTHER OPTION IS TO INCLUDE THE BIO OF THE SPEAKER HERE.

NEVER INCLUDE YOUR OPINION OF THE SPEECH. DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHMENT IF YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE THE STRUCTURE AVAILABLE WHILE WRITING YOUR STORY.