1. Yes or no? For each of the major reasons why we pay tribute to our subject, we need to have examples of their praiseworthy behavior?
2. Yes or no? Do words like good, beautiful, fantastic, unbelievable tell us anything specifically about the subject?
3. Yes or no? Do words like good, beautiful, fantastic, unbelievable prove that the subject is worth praising?
4. Yes or no? Writing statements like (he was very nice to people, she was strong in her convictions, he did a lot of things for people) can stand alone. The speaker does not need to prove or substantiate those claims?
5. Yes or no? The following statements are too wordy (He did many great and fantastic things, She is really and truly unbelievable when she creates something out of nothing).
6. Yes or no? Are the following words or’s phrases called “superlatives”? (Always, never, everybody, most people, undoubtedly, for ever, only)?
7. True or false? Using superlatives is an effective use of language?
8. True or false? Using I statements, for example: “I always liked how grandma help me.” or “What’s important to me is…”, “I remember”, “I feel like”, “In my opinion, “I think” show what your opinions, feelings and ideas you have about the subject.
9. Yes or no? Should we use the above “I” statements in our commemorative speech?
10. Yes or no? Should we eliminate “I” statements and specifically describe, use examples, paint pictures, tell stories to prove to our audience that our subject worth praising?
11. True or false? What we feel think and believe is more important than what our audience feels, thinks and the believes.
12. True or false? Using descriptive adjectives and adverbs enhances our ability to persuade our audience that our subject is worth praising?
13. Yes or no? Do we use metaphors or a similes to create an image about the subject in our audience’s minds?
14. Yes or no? Does the statement, “She is really ugly.” Illustrate what she really looks like?
15. Yes or no? Is the statement, “she is really ugly.” an opinion?
16. Yes or no? Statement like, “Her left eye was surrounded by inflamed blood red tissue. Splotchy pale orange, black and blue colors God smacked her face.” paint a picture?
17. True or false? To prove that our subject is worth praising, we must use sound reasoning?
18. Yes or no? Will using language devices like parallelism, repetition and alliteration enhance one’s ability to draw the audience’s attention to the message?
19. Yes or no? Do we need evidence to prove our point that our subject is worth praising?
20. True or false? Does evidence consist of examples, statistics and testimony?
21. Yes or no? When writing a commemorative speech, do we need to use evidence to prove that our subject deserves praise?
22. Yes or no? Do these questions and answers help clarify what one’s need to pay attention to write an effective commemorative speech?

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