1. Who is the speaker?
   
   
2. What is the title of the speech?
   
   
3. What is the speaker's position or job?
   
   
4. Which political party or interest group does the speaker represent?
   
   
5. Does the speaker make a convincing argument? Why or why not?
   
   
6. Examine the use of exaggeration or hyperbole in the speech. Can you distinguish between historical fact and historical interpretation?
   
   
7. How does the speaker's oratory style affect the impact of the message?
   
   
8. What questions are left unanswered by this source?
   
   
9. Select a theme, event, or issue mentioned or alluded to in the speech that you wish to investigate further.
   
   
10. Use a library reference source such as Dictionary of American Biography to write an overview of the role played by your speaker in the World War I era.

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