Speeches that Changed the World, 5 Classes

A course on important speeches from historical figures.

The attached PDF contains a link to a Google Drive folder containing 5 sets of Google Slides, each one a separate lesson (outline below).

To make edits, copy and paste the slides into your own Google Drive.

• Lesson 1. Moses (the Ten Commandments)

• Lesson 2. Socrates (the Apology)

• Lesson 3: Elizabeth I (Speech to the Troops at Tilbury)

• Lesson 4: John F. Kennedy (Inaugural Address)

• Lesson 5: Martin Luther King, Jr. (‘I Have A Dream’)

Each lesson contains the following slides:

• A title slide
• Course outline + learning objectives
• A matching exercise on speech techniques (answers in speaker notes)
• Context (videos/research on the speaker)
• The speech itself (abridged in some cases)
• The legacy/impact of the speech
• A 10-question quiz (answers in speaker notes)
• A 30-word glossary of key terms
• Recommended sources e.g. books, podcasts and websites
• Homework: link to an online vocab quiz + task for the speech