I Have A Dream Dr Martin Luther King

“I Have A Dream” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Washington, D. C. August 28, 1963 AP Lang and Comp Practice

• March on Washington: I Have A Dream Speech

Make a Claim… • …giving readers something to react to/ find patterns of meaning that can make the world make more sense • …about the most dominate rhetorical device used • …about how King appeals to what or to whom • …about King’s style • …about King’s structure

#1 Claim & Warrant …giving readers something to react to/ find patterns of meaning that can make the world make more sense • In paragraph two, King enhances the feeling of inequality as he notes the lack of progress made within the 100 years since the Emancipation Proclamation was signed to free slaves. Impact?

# 2 Claim & Warrant…about the most dominate rhetorical device used • King uses repetition of the phrase “one hundred years, ” four times in paragraph three, in order to remind his audience of the little change made to human rights since the abolishment of slavery. Impact?

#3 Claim & Warrant …about to what or to whom he is appealing to and how • King demonstrates his authority on the subject matter by setting an optimistic tone, saying, “I am happy to join with you today, ” and establishes the credibility of the occasion as the “greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. ” Impact?

STYLE is how a speaker or writer says whatever he or she says • The style of a work may be analyzed in terms of its: 1. Diction or choice of words 2. The frequency and types of figurative language 3. The structure of its sentences *Are they formally constructed or are they loosely constructed to give a more relaxed conversational effect? 4. The structure of its paragraphs *Are they long and drawn out to provide in-depth information, or are they shorter and to- the- point for easy memory 5. The context of the speaker *SOAPSTone A writer or a speaker usually attempts to adapt his/her style to the subject matter and to the audience to which he/she is addressing

# 4 Claim & Warrant…about King’s style • King’s speech has the effect of poetry as he uses imagery to exploit the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation as “a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. ” Impact?

# 5 Claim & Warrant…about King’s structure • King uses juxtaposition in successive paragraphs as he begins with a framework in the former and unfortunate realities in the latter. Impact?

Individual PRACTICE Create a concise paragraph that: • Makes a claim about what MLK did in this speech • Includes a warrant about how MLK did ____ in his speech • Provides an IMPACT about why this matters… to whom? to what? why? because of?

Make a Claim… …giving readers something to react to/ find patterns of meaning that can make the world make more sense

Make a Claim… …about the most dominate rhetorical device used

Make a Claim… …about how King appeals to what or to whom

Make a Claim… …about King’s style

Make a Claim… …about King’s structure