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“I Have a Dream” Speech – Developing a Series of Ideas
Review: Consider King’s central idea and thesis statement in order to analyze how
he develops his ideas throughout the speech.
What is King’s central idea? What is his thesis statement?
Directions: Use the anchor chart as a guide to fill in the chart below about
King’s “I Have a Dream” speech (pages 261-264).
“THE HOW” “WHAT Where do you see this in the text?
EVIDENCE”
Ex. Explaining Examples: Police “We can never be satisfied as long as
that there is brutality the Negro is the victim of the
inequality in unspeakable horrors of police
America brutality” (King 263).
Activity: Visual Representation of METAPHOR
Dr. King uses many metaphors to develop his main idea. Choose one of the
metaphors that King uses to emphasize his point, and illustrate it in a literal sense
on a separate piece of paper. Then, on the back of this paper, write a short
paragraph explaining what the metaphor might mean and how it makes his speech
more effective. Please paper clip these two sheets together.
Metaphor – comparison of one idea to another idea regarded as symbolic or
representative.
Ex. She had a heart of gold. (In this metaphor, we compare her heart to
gold).
Your VISUAL paper should include:
A picture or literal representation of the metaphor.
The quote from the text that includes the metaphor.
A correct citation after the quote.
Color and detail – be creative!!
Paragraph Explanation: How does Dr. King use metaphors to make his speech
more effective? Please answer in 3-5 sentences using the RACE format.
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RUBRIC:
_____/10 Student correctly chose a piece of figurative language from the
text and
included their quotation in the illustration.
_____/10 Illustration is colorful, original, and clearly depicts the quotation
chosen.
_____/10 Student correctly cited their quote from the speech.
_____/20 Student’s paragraph explanation effectively explains their
metaphor and
how it affects Dr. King’s speech.
_____/50 Student completed their graphic organizer correctly
Total: _________/100
