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4. What is the purpose and subject? Now that you have identified the speaker, the audience, and the occasion, explain the author’s reasons for delivering this speech on this topic. Why does he share this information and these ideas with his audience?
5. What is the tone of Roosevelt’s speech to the nation? Choose adjectives to describe his tone and attitude.
Writing Prompt: Based on your current understanding of the passage, summarize how audience and occasion influenced Roosevelt’s purpose in writing this speech. Write a paragraph that explains how Roosevelt developed his purpose in the speech through supporting ideas. Be sure to:
• Identify the audience, occasion, and purpose of the speech in a topic sentence. • Provide several pieces of textual evidence that support your statement.
• Explain how the evidence supports your topic sentence.
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