Tuesday, January 22, 2019

We will read: NewsELA MLK Article take the Quiz and answer the Write part.

Writing Prompts:
-First read “I Have a Dream”, followed by “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”. In these texts Dr. King is writing for two different audiences. 

Who are the audiences? 

-Martin Luther King Jr. used several common writing techniques in his famous speech. Identify an example of each of the following writing techniques from the "I Have a Dream" Speech. You can refer to the full text of the speech for review

• Simile-make comparisons using the words "like" or "as."
• Repetition
• Analogy- is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it.
• Quotes / Allusions- a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
• Metaphor- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Using figurative language, Dr. King identifies clear, concrete goals he hopes this speech will help achieve. Identify at least one of those goals.

We will watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech on YouTube.
MLK speech & audio  


HW:  
-Find a current newspaper article (You may want to use NewsELA) to find examples of people exercising civil rights today and consider the success of the civil rights movement. You will bring in the article and explain what it means to you and how it is an example of people exercising their civil rights, or how it is an example of a lack of rights.
-Work on NoRedInk.com
-Study the TCOTW/R  & J  quizlet, Quiz on Friday