Schedule of Activities

Calendar Schedule

January 25, 27,

February 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24

March 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 29, 31

April 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28

May 3, 5, 10

Final exam

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Last updated May 5, 2011

Date	Preparation for Class	In Class	Preparation for Class	In Class
Jan 25		Administration Watch The Arizona Speech
27			Snow Day
Feb 1			Analyze The Tucson Memorial Speech The State of the Union Speech Reading "Introduction" from Reid and Klumpp, American Rhetorical Discourse. Read "How to read a speech," pp. 7-19. Begin your reading of The Audacity of Hope	The Role of the Speaker in Leadership Discussion The Arizona Speech & the State of the Union The speaker as leader
3	Reading The Places of Barack Obama Continue your reading of The Audacity of Hope	Who is Barack Obama? Discussion The Character of the Speaker, Barack Obama
8			Reading The Audacity of Hope	How does Barack Obama see himself as a speaker? Discussion Why does he speak? What does a speaker do?
10	Reading Miles, Edwin A. "The Keynote Speech at National Nominating Conventions." Quarterly Journal of Speech 46 (1960): 26-31. Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, "Form and Genre in Rhetorical Criticism: An Introduction." Form and Genre (Annandale, VA: Speech Communication Association, n.d.), pp. 9-28.	Genre Discussion What are the expectations for a Convention Keynote? How does Obama being the speaker change those expectations? View Excerpt from 2004 Keynote
15			Analyze The 2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address	The 2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address Discussion The Keynote
17	Reading Edelman, Murray. "Symbols and Political Quiescence," The Symbolic Uses of Politics (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1964), 22-43.	Discussion Arousal and Quiescence in Political Discoure View Maryland Campaign Speech
22				The 2008 Campaign Discussion Maryland Campaign Speech
24	Reading Frank, David A. . "The Prophetic Voice and the Face of the Other in Barack Obama's 'A More Perfect Union' Address, March 18, 2008." Rhetoric & Public Affairs 12.2 (2009): 167-194.	Discussion African American influences on Obama's rhetoric View "A More Perfect Union"
Mar 1			Analyze "A More Perfect Union" text	The Philadelphia Speech on Race in America Discussion The Philadelphia Speech
3	Reading Bitzer, Lloyd F. "The Rhetorical Situation." Philosophy and Rhetoric 1 (1968): 1-14.	Discussion What is a rhetorical situation? What is Obama's rhetorical situation? View The Election Night Speech
8			Analyze The Election Night Speech	Election Night Discussion The Election night speech
10	Reading Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. "Inaugural Addresses." Deeds Done in Words (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990), 14-36.	Discussion The Inaugural and History View The Inaugural Address
15			Analyze The Inaugural Address	The Inaugural Discussion The Inaugural Address
17	Reading Edelman, Murray. "Political Leadership," The Symbolic Uses of Politics (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1964), 73-94.	Discussion Presidents and Policy
29			Analyze The Health Care Speech to Congress	The Health Care Speech Discussion The Health Care Speech
31	Mid Term Exam
April 5				Presentation: Group D "Back to School" speech, September 9, 2009
7	NYT article.on the Egyptian revolution	Presentation: Group B Remarks by the President on events in Egypt, Feb 11, 2011
12				Return Exam
14	Just War Theory	Presentation: Group C "Nobel Peace Prize Speech" text
19				Presentation: Group A Health Care Speech at U of MD, September 17, 2009 "Remarks by the President on Health insurance Reform at Eisenhower Executive Office Building."
21	Bitzer, Lloyd F. "The Rhetorical Situation." Philosophy and Rhetoric 1 (1968): 1-14. Vatz, Richard. "The Myth of the Rhetorical Situation." Philosophy and Rhetoric 6 (1973): 154-61.	Presentation: Group E Speech in Cairo Egypt
26				Presentation: Group F Memorial Speech at Fort Hood, TX Clinton at OK City
28		Presentation: Group G Obama's Speech to NAACP Convention, 2009 Printed text Bush's Speech to NAACP Convention in 2006
May 3				Course evaluations Preparation for visit by speechwriter
4, 7:30 PM, 0104 Skn	Cody Keenan, speechwriter, President Obama
5		Debriefing of Keenan session
10			Marshall Ganz, What is Public Narrative?	Review for Final
May 12 8-10 AM		Final Exam