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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text. “COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS”: RHETORICAL ANALYSIS DIRECTIONS: Respond to the following questions below in the boxes provided. All responses must be well-developed, must cite specific and relevant evidence from the text, and must demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling. Jobs’ closing advice in his Commencement address is “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” How does he convey that advice throughout the speech? Support your analysis with clear reasons and relevant evidence from the text. What was Jobs' overall purpose behind his speech? What was he trying to tell Stanford graduates? Be specific and provide evidence to support your answer. Identify and analyze Jobs’ use of rhetorical appeals in his Commencement address. How does his use of rhetorical appeals establish or advance his purpose? Cite specific evidence to support your claims.

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Page 1: Commencement speech Rhetorical Analysis

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the 

rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or 

beauty of the text.  

 

“COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS”: RHETORICAL ANALYSIS 

DIRECTIONS: Respond to the following questions below in the boxes provided. All responses 

must be well-developed, must cite specific and relevant evidence from the text, and must 

demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling. 

 

Jobs’ closing advice in his Commencement address is “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” How does he convey that advice throughout the speech? Support your analysis with clear 

reasons and relevant evidence from the text. 

   

 

What was Jobs' overall purpose behind his speech? What was he trying to tell Stanford graduates? Be specific and provide evidence to support your answer.  

  

 

Identify and analyze Jobs’ use of rhetorical appeals in his Commencement address.  How does his use of rhetorical appeals establish or advance his purpose? Cite specific evidence 

to support your claims.  

  

Page 2: Commencement speech Rhetorical Analysis

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the 

rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or 

beauty of the text.