FUN Speeches Poems
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July – Frederick Douglass
The Decision to Go to the Moon – John F. Kennedy
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech – William Faulkner
We Shall Fight on the Beaches – Winston Churchill
Chief Joseph’s Surrender Speech – Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Tribe
Quite India – Mahatma Gandhi
Sermon on the Mount – Jesus Christ
Freedom or Death – Emmeline Nakhurst
Ain’t I a Woman – Sojourner Truth
Freedom From Fear – Aung San Suu Kyi
On the Pulse of Morning – Maya Angelou
UN Climate Change Speech - Greta Thunberg
Still I Rise – Maya Angelou
The Canterbury Tales – Geoffrey Chaucer (Choose a chapter)
This is the Place - Tony Walsh
The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost
Dulce et Decorum Est – Wilfred Owen
Invictus – William Ernest Henley

Songs Spoken Word
Zombie – Cranberries
We Shall Overcome – Pete Seeger
Revolution – The Beatles
I Want to Break Free – Queen
Alright – Kendrick Lamar
Bloody Sunday – U2
Imagine – John Lennon
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott Heron
A Change is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
What if I had 3 Minutes to Change the World? - Asia Greene
Changing the World one Word at a Time - Get Lit
This Poem Will Change your Life - Rudy Francisco
59 - Harry Baker
Smile - Rhiannon McGavin
Can We Autocorrect Humanity? - Prince Ea
Why are Muslims So - Detroit Team
Therapy Session - Atlanta Team
To This Day - Shane Koyczan

a summary
at least three direct quotes demonstrating the rhetorical devices used
theme
historical purpose and importance
your own rationale for choosing this piece.