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100 GREAT SPEAKERS AND SPEECHES
READING ASSIGNMENTS
TEXTBOOK:
Great Speakers and Speeches, 3rd edition, by John Louis Lucaites and
Lawrence M. Bernabo. This
textbook is out of print, but you
may be able to find used copies.
At Alabama Book Store only, there is a course packet of the readings available for you to purchase. Or, you may make your own copies of the readings from the book, which is on reserve in the Gorgas Library.
ELECTRONIC SOURCES:
Supplemental
class readings are available on line, in WebCT or in electronic reserve,
through Amelia. Most of the texts for the twentieth century speeches are
available at http://www.americanrhetoric.com/newtop100speeches.htm,
100 Top U.S. Speeches of the 20th Century, along with audio recordings.
PREPARATION:
To be prepared adequately
for each class session, students should read the speech assigned before
coming to class. Class sessions are not designed to substitute for
reading the actual speeches; unprepared students cannot participate fully
in class discussion.
Examinations for the course are designed with the assumption that students are reading the assigned speeches, as well as attending class. To perform well on examinations, students need to understand both the specific content found in the speech texts and the historical and critical framework provided only in class. Students who choose not to attend class should expect to have more difficulty with exams than those students who attend class regularly.
Because understanding, not merely memorizing, course material is crucial to success on examinations, students who have difficulty with class material are expected to ask questions in class and/or make an appointment early in the semester for individual help.
