State+of+the+Union+Response+Analysis

As students of rhetoric, the State of the Union address and opinions regarding its content provide excellent opportunities to see how style analysis plays a role in our everyday discourse.

**__Part I__**:
[|Issues from the State of the Union address] - This site breaks the speech down into eight key topics.
 * 1) Browse the topics.
 * 2) Select six topics.
 * 3) Read their summaries and view the clips from the speech.
 * 4) Click on the discussion tab above and paraphrase the summaries and what the president said regarding the issues.

__**Part II**__:
The six links below offer a variety of responses to the president's address. [|The New York Times], [|The Heritage Foundation], [|The Wall Street Journal], [|The Guardian], [|Slate], [|The New York Post]
 * 1) Read each response.
 * 2) Click on the discussion tab above, follow the directions, and post your group's findings.
 * 3) Remember, you are reading each response while considering how the text establishes the tone.

__Part III__**:**
You will summarize your findings to the class. Each member will speak, and you may use your postings as a guide.