choose a presidential speech. locate an audio file of it on the internet and complete each of the steps below as you listen. pay close attention to the introduction. what key points will the speaker discuss? what predictions can you make about the content of the speech? find the main ideas. what does the speaker want you to think or do as a result of this speech? what is the speaker's thesis statement or main argument? analyze the body of the speech. how does the speaker prove each of his points? review. were your initial predictions correct? type the answers to these questions as well as any notes that you took about the speech in the box below. be sure also to note the speech you chose and provide your teacher with the url to the site.

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in