Keating Occasion

Question 1

topic sentence:

Answer 1

The context in which a speech was created influences an orator’s values and purpose. A good speaker must know how to address the immediate occasion effectively to raise enduring awareness about the issues at handimpacting their society

Question 2

Why was Paul Keating’s speech significant?

Answer 2

as its milieu arose only six months after the pronouncement of one of the greatest Australian cases of recent decades, that of the Mabo decision in 1992

Question 3

What did the Mabo decision determine?

Answer 3

determined that the phrase ‘terra nullius’, a key phrase which was used in the justification by European settlers in the colonisation of Australia, was wrongfully applied to Australia and that Indigenous people could have the opportunity to claim native title to the lands lost.

Question 4

What does Keating admit that such oppressive and racists acts represented?

Answer 4

a failure for our nation and reflected poorly on our national identity

Question 5

What does Monroe’s Motivated sequence suggest?

Answer 5

suggests that a good orator must be able to inspire or motivate the audience to take some kind of action

Question 6

Why does Keating use anaphora and carefully chosen verbs?

Answer 6

to unify the minds of audience and influence action that might build a stronger national identity

Question 7

example of anaphora and carefully chosen verbs?

Answer 7

“If we improve…If we raise…If we open….”

Question 8

effect of anaphora?

Answer 8

is used to stress the actions needed to give meaning to “justice” and “equity”, showing how one step leads the next in a cycle of improvement that will lead to a future in which Australia is reconciled over its history and unified by a positive national identity.