Friday, January 18, 2013

Dr. King's Speech Analysis

Today we listened to and read Dr Martin Luther King Junior's "I Have a Dream" speech. 
Watch it here.
You need analyze the language of the speech by applying what we've learned about these poetic ideas:

  • imagery (can be literal or figurative)
  • figurative language
  • sound devices
Use word processing software (preferably your Google Drive!!!) to write an essay of at least five paragraphs.  Your topic:

Analyze how the literary and poetic conventions used in the speech impact its theme.

Your paper might look something like:
  1. Introduction (be sure to state what the theme is)
  2. Poetic idea 1
  3. Poetic idea 2
  4. Poetic idea 3
  5. Conclusion
Papers will be graded according to the standard rubric. Make sure you read over the rubric so you know how to get the maximum score in each category.

Rough draft due Tuesday 1/22, final revisions due Friday 1/25.

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