Questions you have for the text:
Michelle (4)
- Why did you choose to start the speech with background about your brother?
- Where did you grasp inspiration from?
- Your speech was amazingly outspoken, were you nervous?
- Why did you choose to speak about your childhood? Did you specifically choose those events to tie into your own life?
Melania (4)
- Why did you look so uncomfortable during the delivery of your speech?
- It did not flow so well, did someone write it for you or were you terribly nervous?
- Why was it so similar to Michelle’s? Did you directly take “inspiration” from her speech??
- You did not have as much of a “struggle” growing up, how did you try to relate your speech to Michelle’s although it truly did not have the similar life experiences?
Points of interest in the text:
Michelle (3)
- Personal relate to the American struggle.
- Achieving her goals and making sacrifices
- Including her brother, not tied to the presidential family – explaining and comparing his life in america.
Melania (3)
- Not from America, grew up in a foreign country – explaining her life there.
- Talks about her background in fashion, tying to her previous job as a model.
- Talks about Trump – a lot.
Quotes/Images/Characteristics:
Michelle (7)
- Her stance and attitude – She carried herself gracefully and exuded kindness.
- Her speech delivery was strong.
- Her topic on the “American Dream” relates to the audience
- “knowing that my piece of the American dream is a blessing hard won by those who came before me.”
- Introduces Obama for a brief second and encourages him to do great.
- Talks about the american people as one, in unity and we worked together to elect our president.
- Speaks about how our ideal world would be.
Melania (7)
- Big on being inclusive, but repetitive. Always brings up that it wont only be a percentage of the population represented but rather the entirety of the population.
- Has a lot of similar quotes throughout her speech to Michelle’s.
- “I was born in Slovenia, a small, beautiful and then-communist country in Central Europe. My sister, Ines, who is an incredible woman and a friend, and I were raised by my wonderful parents.” This is a jab at Michelle’s grasp on her background, Melania uses the same organization and delivery.
- Speaks about Donald Trump a lot. “It wouldn’t be a Trump contest without drama.”
- Bit uncomfortable speech delivery, seems like she didn’t write it herself. Choppy and felt forced.
- Always grouped POC’s with the lower class sterotype, even in her speech.
- Brings up the traits of hardworking, determination, and how these values relate to the american dream.
Arrangement / Groups of Information
Michelle
- Family / American Dream / Sacrifice
Melania
- Donald Trump / Background / Similarity to Michelle’s speech
Conclusion Paragraphs (2)
These are both undoubtedly powerful women – Melania Trump, our current first lady and our previous first lady, Michelle Obama. Once their husband’s were elected, they both had to provide a speech at their respective parties national convention. The purpose of these speeches are to speak about what their missions are and their views are on our country and how they will implement ideas to help bring our country to envision the ideal “American Dream” aspect. Of course, their speeches were impeccably similar. The reoccurring same family values and protecting our youth are usually their pinpoints.
The differences is that Melania brings up her husband more than Michelle. She brings up alot about representation and reassurance that he will do great for his country. This is something that Michelle hardly – if not at all did. Michelle believed and stated that we worked together in unity as a country to elect Obama therefore we already know he will do our country justice. Melania did not take that approach and rather every five minutes, had to remind us that Donald is gonna do great and we should believe her. This itself can tell how different and depending these leading ladies are.
