"I Have a Dream Speech" Rhetorical Analysis Lesson

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8th - 12th, Homeschool

Subjects

Social Studies - History, Literature, Black History Month

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Activities, Scaffolded Notes

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CCSSRI.11-12.5

CCSSRI.11-12.6

CCSSRI.11-12.7

CCSSRI.11-12.10

CCSSCCRA.R.1

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Used parts of this resource to help my students understand MlK's speech a bit better. Very thorough and useful!

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Get kids analyzing King's use of rhetoric in his "I Have a Dream" speech. This lesson is designed for high school students; I use it in my American literature course as part of a larger unit on rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos).

- A short outline/ 2-days of lesson plans with suggested terms to teach BEFORE reading the speech

- A student worksheet that asks students to attend to King's rhetorical moves

- A teacher copy of the worksheet with answers.

- a teacher copy of the text with all allusions highlighted (to American history/ concept of civil government as well as religious allusions)

- a teacher copy of the text with figurative language highlighted

- a document that lists the types of figurative language and literary elements that King uses (with different explanations)

In total, there are 7 files are offered in a Google Drive folder.

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90 minutes

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CCSSRI.11-12.5

Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.

CCSSRI.11-12.6

Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.

CCSSRI.11-12.7

Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.

CCSSRI.11-12.10

By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CCSSCCRA.R.1

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

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