Emma Gonzales’ speech on the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida

Before Watching:

  • What do you think the main proposition of this argument will be?
  • This speech is in reference to a shooting at a high school. What kind of information would be necessary for a speaker to provide?
  • If you are emotionally attached to the subject of your speech, how much of that emotion should you show?

After Watching:

  • What was she persuading her audience to think?
  • Did her speech consist of mainly facts or opinions?
  • Did she share specific information about the subject? Was there enough information?
  • How would you describe the way Gonzales behaved nonverbally during the silence? Was it effective?