Graduation Wisdom: The Best Commencement Speeches and Quotes
This website concentrates on college commencement speeches, including its own top 10 collection with speeches from Steve Jobs and Ellen Degeneres. For each of the top ten, the site has either video clips of the speech or the full text version. Other highlights include memorable quotes from commencement addresses and practical advice for graduates.
While teachers can utilize this site in a number of ways, it has several practical uses for the classroom. The video clips can be very relevant to the students and allow them to analyze a speech in terms of thesis, structure and organization, and style.
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eduToolbox® is a resource-sharing portal developed by the Ayers Institute for Learning & Innovation with collaborative support and funding from the Tennessee Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education's Math & Science Partnership program.
