Encuesta: para los estudiantes del 5to grado “__”

Motivating Introduction

Inspire the students to meet a very promising youngest American president by introducing John F. Kennedy.

1. Inform the audience that: Kennedy remains the iconic figure of America's Camelot–an era people remember for the energy and idealism emanating from the White House. He was the youthful, earnest visionary who might have changed the world, if not for his cruel fate. In A Thousand Days, Arthur Schlesinger captured the sense of loss that many felt after Kennedy's death:

"It was all gone now–the life-affirming, the life-enhancing zest, the brilliance, the wit, the cool commitment, the steady purpose.”

2. Impress on the students that the JFK inaugural address is considered one of the best; hence, they must read it before reading the reaction to it:

The Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy is considered one of the greatest speeches in twentieth-century American public address. Communication scholars have ranked the speech second in a list of the hundred

"top speeches" of the twentieth century based on its impact and artistry. It is famous for its eloquence and for its call to duty: "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.”

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Lesson Proper

Reading the Text and Reacting to It

1. Getting to Know the Author. Before reading the text, the students would do well to know the author of the reaction paper. Provide them this mini background:

A noted historian, the Yale- and Columbia-educated Thurston Clarke has written eleven widely acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, including three New York Times Notable Books and two books about JFK: Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America (2004), and JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President in which he asserts that

“JFK's legacy lies as much in the promise he didn't live to fulfill as in what he actually accomplished.”

2. Unlocking Verbal Difficulties. Advise the students to address the difficult expressions first in order for them to read the text smoothly and critically.

a. Currier & Ives j. Impossible to replicate k. Most memorable l. Off-the-cuff remarks m. De rigueur

n. Engage his emotions

o. Distillation of the spiritual and philosophical principles

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3. Comprehending the Text. Use these guide questions as study helps for the students:

a. What does Clarke mean by a scene worthy of Currier & Ives? (Par. 1) b. Which among the “No one knew that…” details makes Kennedy most

endearing”? (Par. 2)

c. Which is the best proof that the inaugural address was greatly received by all sectors? (Par. 3)

d. Why was George W. Bush the “most recent offender?” (Par. 4) e. Which constituted the magic of his inaugural address? (Par.5)

f. Which “magical element” of the address would be nearly impossible to replicate? (Par. 6)

g. Which JF Kennedy trait is reflected in his continuing alterations on his reading copy?

h. What is the significance of his speech revisions without help from the

“speechwriting teams that have become de rigueur?” Why did he not need much help revising his dictation? (Par. 9)

i. Which five important moments in his life influenced his eloquent delivery? (Par 10)

j. Which two sentences proved to be an emotional tuning point of his delivery? Why were these emotionally-powered? (Par. 11)

k. What elements really evoked the deep emotional response to his inaugural speech from the Americans? (Par. 12)

l. Unlike other critical reviews of the speech, which emphasize JFK’s ideas, especially his championing freedom and democracy as well as defending these all over the world, and probe his very effective rhetorical devices and memorable lines, Clarke focuses on other points. According to him, why did JFK’s inaugural address succeed?

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Analyzing the Text Structure 1. Introductory observations

a. Par. 1 lays the overall view of the well stage-managed setting (worthy of Currier & Ives).

b. Par. 2 zeroes in on the unnoticed, unsuspected, even humanizing

“goings-on” among those on stage.

2. Body: focus on the success of the address.

a. Par. 3 focuses on details proving the success of the address, from comments, to soaring Gallup polls to later Presidents’ paraphrasing of his quotable quotes.

b. Par. 4- provides the magical factors for the success, not just in the message/words.

c. Par. 5 – asserts the crucial factors for success that cannot be replicated – his life, and his close call with death that imbued the address “with power and urgency.”

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Concluding Activities

Ask the students to do the following:

1. Academic. Secure a text copy and a video recording of the inaugural address of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and explain why the address succeeded/failed.

2. Art and Design. Design a website featuring the different programs foregrounded in the Philippine President’s inaugural address.

3. Tech Voc. Write a three-paragraph reaction to the election promise of eradicating drugs and criminality in three to six months. Would the tough - talking President be able to keep the promise without violating human rights?

How would this implementation affect our tourism promotion?

4. Sports. What kind of sports program should the Duterte administration emphasize? Write a two-paragraph proposal to revitalize the national sports program to be incorporated in the President’s State of the Nation Address SONA).

Summary

1. Although the reaction paper-editorial maintains that the address is one of the best in America, it focuses more on the factors for its success than on the contents.

2. Although it notes various memorable quotes from the speech, even imitated by later Presidents, the editorial stresses that not the ideas and words alone have evoked the magic of the inaugural speech, but several factors in JFK’s life that cannot be replicated contributed to the eloquence of his message and its delivery.

3. Most important, his war experiences and close calls with death together with the loss of a brother and friends in battle, added the authentic passion and emotion that so touched the listeners.

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