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Teaching I Have A Dream Address

I Have A Dream Address

"I Have a Dream" is a public speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, the speech was a defining moment of theAmerican Civil Rights Movement.\n\nReprinted by arrangement with The Heirs to the Estate of Martin Luther King Jr., c/o Writer's House as agent for the proprietor, New York, NY. \n\nCopyright 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Copyright renewed Coretta Scott King

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Copyright 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Copyright renewed Coretta Scott King

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How does King use imagery and language to add power to his message?
STANDARDS:
RI.2 - Main Ideas, RI.4 - Key Terms & Tone, RI.6 - Author's Purpose

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2,3
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