Okay, one of my favorite web sites is americanrhetoric.com It is a teacher friendly site with a multitude of resources. Beyond the top 100 American speeches, this site provides audio and video--authenticated and verified text. I've used the site for speeches from FDR or Malcom X to George Bush's 9/11 speech to MLK's I have a dream. There are also several contemporary pieces from people like Oprah and Maya Angelou. If you ever have a day when you're not sure what to teach, find two speeches to compare speaker, audience, and subject (Aristotilian triangle) Like FDR's Pearl Harbor Congressional Address to Bush's 9/11...
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