Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Famous Speeches for Rhetorical Structures and Devices
Analyze the persuasive impact of rhetorical structures and devices in famous speeches.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Huey P. Long Radio Speech: "Share Our Wealth"
This is a radio speech "Share Our Wealth" delivered by Huey P. Long on March 7, 1935, by the National Broadcasting Company, New York. Long was in opposition to Roosevelt's New Deal.
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Selected Speeches of Winston Churchill: We Shall Fight on the Beaches
Read the inspiring speech made by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on June 4, 1940, after the British were evacuated from Dunkirk.
Wyzant
Wyzant: History and Politics Out Loud: "I Have a Dream" Speech
Listen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful and famous speech, "I Have a Dream." Transcript and audio clips are also provided.
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Mlkcc: Famous Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This site from The Martin Luther King Celebration Committee Inc. has three of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speeches. You will need a "Real Audio Player," to listen to them. The three speeches are "I Have a Dream," "March on...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Robert La Follette: Senate Address:"free Speech in War Time"
This is the text of Robert La Follette's speech to the Senate, "Free Speech in War Time" delivered on October 6, 1917, in the U.S. Senate Chamber, in Washington, D.C.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Introduction to Speech
This is a comprehensive unit introducing speech including key words, lessons, discussion of audience, purpose, analyzing speeches, speech components, planning a speech, quizzes, and a final assessment with rubric.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Abraham Lincoln: "A House Divided"
This is the text of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, "A House Divided" concerning the issue of slavery it was delivered on June 16, 1858, in Springfield, Illinois. It includes his famous quote: "A house divided against itself cannot...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I've Been to the Mountaintop"
This is the text and audio of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop" delivered on April 3, 1968, at Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters), in Memphis, Tennessee.
Wyzant
Wyzant: History and Politics Outloud: Famous Speeches
Featured is a searchable archive of politically significant audio materials for scholars, teachers, and students. All audio is relevant to American history and politics and is searchable by title, speaker, date, or subject.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: I Have a Dream: Crafting a Persuasive Speech
This PDF lesson plan is for students to use Martin Luther King's famous speech as an example to write their own persuasive speech about an issue of their choice. Students will utilize their knowledge of oratorical strategies to deliver...
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Sojourner Truth Institute: Speeches & Commentary
The most famous speeches given by this powerful orator are recorded here with commentary. RI.9-10.9 US Documents, W.11-12.9b US Doc Analysis
The History Place
The History Place: Great Speeches Collection
This site from The History Place provides a good selection of historical and relatively modern speeches from many English-speaking countries. Each speech is set up in its historic context. Many are available with audio links.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Influential Speeches
This is a collection of 47 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12) on the topic Influential Speeches. What makes a great speech, and what makes a great speech memorable? Study some of the most influential speeches in history and learn how they...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: "A Time for Choosing" (Aka "The Speech")
This is the text, audio, and video [4:02] of Ronald Reagan's speech, "A Time for Choosing" (aka "The Speech"), which aired on October 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Huey P. Long: "Every Man a King" Radio Speech to the Nation
This is the text of Huey P. Long's radio speech entitled "Every Man a King" delivered on February 23, 1934.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: Final Speech in Support of League of Nations
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's last speech in support of the League of Nations delivered on September 25, 1919, in Pueblo, Colorado.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: William Faulkner: Nobel Prize in Literature Acceptance Speech
This is the text and audio of William Faulkner's acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature delivered on December 10, 1950, in Stockholm Sweden.
US National Archives
Docs Teach: "A Date Which Will Live in ": Two Versions of Fdr's Infamy Speech
This activity presents students with two versions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous speech following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor-an earlier typewritten draft and his final reading copy. Students will read, analyze, and...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: History Wired: Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
Review the famous speech given August 28, 1963 by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: "Iron Curtain Speech"
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook which is provided for the the Fordham University gives excerpts from Winston Churchill's famous speech where he coined the term "Iron Curtain."
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Mac Arthur's "I Shall Return" Speech
This is the text of General MacArthur's most famous speech that he gave on his arrival in Australia after his escape from Corregidor during WWII.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches
This is an interactive collection of the top 100 speeches in order of their popularity; most include the text and audio of the speech and several also offer the video. RI.9-10.9 US Documents
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Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches From Around the World
An archive of speeches by influential, contemporary women. Almost all of the speeches in the collection come directly from the authors themselves or from the organizations representing them and have not been published elsewhere
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