Along with word choice, the author arranges the words in a certain way to bring meaning into the speech. He organized the words into different sentence structure to convey different points throughout the speech. “They’re feeding our children every day single day, and before a child can learn, their belly needs to be full, and these women and men are working on the front lines to create an educated society” (Krosoczka 2). He uses this compound-complex sentence to add additional information about what all the lunch ladies do. He uses compound sentences throughout his speech to describe his emotions, feelings, and ideas. The compound and compound-complex sentences enhance the speech, but his use of run-on sentences degrade the speech a little.
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By not mentioning the children that were homeschooled, he is creating an error in his reasoning that all lunch ladies are heroes. Even though he did create this error, his speech is still persuasive and strong. “There is Ms. Brenda in California, who keeps a close eye on every student that comes through her line and then reports back to the guidance counselor if anything is amiss” (Krosoczka 1). He creates common ground with those in the audience that have had a lunch lady that cared about each and every child. In creating a common ground he is effectively communicated his
By not mentioning the children that were homeschooled, he is creating an error in his reasoning that all lunch ladies are heroes. Even though he did create this error, his speech is still persuasive and strong. “There is Ms. Brenda in California, who keeps a close eye on every student that comes through her line and then reports back to the guidance counselor if anything is amiss” (Krosoczka 1). He creates common ground with those in the audience that have had a lunch lady that cared about each and every child. In creating a common ground he is effectively communicated his