1. “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

2. March on Washington: I Have A Dream Speech

3. 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

4. #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?

5. # 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?

6. #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?

7. 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

8. # 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?

9. # 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?

10. Individual PRACTICE Makes a claim about what MLK did in this speech
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?

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

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

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

14. Make a Claim…
…about King’s style

15. …about King’s structure
Make a Claim…
…about King’s structure