Part B Prepare to discuss the text you selected by reading it independently. (Address st rice University on the nations space effort)
Record your thoughts about the passage in the following chart. You may need to conduct additional research to support your understanding of certain elements of the argument, particularly the situation and audience.
Situation and Purpose: What is the rhetorical situation and how does it influence the argument?
Audience: SPAMIT (situation, purpose, audience, message, individual, tone) Message: Individual: Tone: What is the author's claim? Americans will lead the way in space exploration to maintain the ideals of peace "we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest" What evidence and examples does the author use to support the claim? "that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, and one which we intend to win" How does the author use rhetorical strategies to develop the argument? Kennedy uses figurative language in the following sentence: . "We set sail on this new sea" (This quote is a metaphor to compare space exploration to pilgrims who sailed in unfamiliar waters to go to America.) What key idea(s) does the author imply? What key idea(s) does the author explicitly state?