Tribute to the Dog

What is the purpose of the speech?

• to convince the jury that the farmer must pay the dog owner for the cost of his dog

• to convince the jury that the farmer must buy a new dog for the dog owner

• to convince the jury that the dog owner must pay the farmer for damaging his crops

• to convince the jury that the dog owner doesn’t need any payment for his dog

What is the subject of the speech?

• Dogs are very expensive.

• People need to learn how to be nicer to each other.

• Dogs are the most loyal and faithful companions of mankind.

• People argue about the silliest things in life.

What is the central idea of the first paragraph?

• Even the most loyal and faithful people in your life can let you down sometimes

• Dogs are actually much more faithful than other animals in the world.

• Farmers have to be more careful.

• Dog owners should have more rights than other people

What is the central idea of the second paragraph?

• Farmers have to be more careful.

• How loyal dogs are

• Even the most loyal and faithful people in your life can let you down sometimes

• Even in death dogs are by your side

What is the central idea of the third paragraph?

• Farmers have to be more careful.

• Even the most loyal and faithful people in your life can let you down sometimes

• Even in death dogs are by your side

• Getting money for your dead pets

What is the overall structure of the paragraphs?

• compare and contrast

• repetition of a key sentence

• chronological order of events

• a list of examples

Which argument was this speech trying to prove?

• Dogs are the most expensive animals.

• Farmers should have to pay for animals they destroy

• Dog owners need to keep their dogs on leashes

• Animals are more important than people

Based on what you know about the speaker, how do you suppose he would feel about using animals to test medicine?

• He would be in favor of it.

• He would not be in favor of it

• He wouldn’t care about it.

• He would be angry at anyone who was against it

Which sentence from the speech BEST reveals the loyalty of dogs?

• “When riches take wings, and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.”

• “A man’s reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action.”

• “Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name may become traitors to their faith.”

• “The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy.”

What is a grabber?

• the subject of a speech. It could be a person, animal, event, sport, holiday, or any topic the speaker is knowledgeable of.

  Baseball

• The elements of speech used in the story

• used to open your remarks, connect with your audience and capture their attention.

• the theme you want to convey