Close Read: Commencement Address to the Santa Fe Indian School

ARGUMENTATIVE: Write a speech to be given to students at the end of the year. Use the First Lady’s speech as a template to help you focus on a major part of your life and its history thus far: your education, your family life, your greatest achievements, or a particular struggle you’ve faced. Use details from that experience to write a speech that attempts to inspire graduates who are about to embark on new journeys and overcome obstacles that may be problematic without such advice.