CCSS ELA 9-12 Reading Writing, Speaking & Listening
With the
Answer Key
Questions,
Literary
Devices,
Shirt
Design,
Writing
Prompt
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I Have a Dream”
Flip Flap Book
Each flap is ready for you to easily line up by using the directions on
how to assemble the organizer.
Includes:
Questions and answer key
Writing Prompt
Flip Flap Book
Shirt Design Activity
Directions
Click Here! PDF file for
the text, “I Have A Dream,”
speech. –great reference
for your students.
To Listen! Click Here!
For the MLK, “I Have A Dream,” Flip Flap Book:
Go to Print PDF.
1.
Print all the pages .I recommend card stock. If you print on white paper grayscale have
students color in tabs with crayons or pencils.
2.
The flip book is already in portrait format. There is no need to change any printer settings.
3.
Cut each page along the dashed guideline.
4.
Stack in order and line up neatly.
5.
Fasten them all together with staples in each corner along the left close to the edge.
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DASHED GUIDELINE
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Reading
Comprehension
Questions
1. “I Have a Dream” is
what form of discourse?
A. Argumentative and
narrative
B. a historical
inference
C. a humorous essay
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2. Which statement
describes the main
argument of “I Have a
Dream”?
A. The United States
should grant religious
freedom to all people.
B. All people are created
equal and should not
be denied their civil
rights.
C. All Americans should
respect the work of
Martin Luther King, Jr.
D. The southern states
treat minorities better
than the northern
states.
4. The setting of the
speech is:
A. New York
B. Washington DC
C. Alabama
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3. In the beginning of his
speech, King quotes the
Constitution in order to:
A. remind his audience
that they should read
the Constitution.
B. show his critics that
he is as well-educated
as any white man.
C. inform elected
officials.
D. stress to his followers
that certain rights are
guaranteed by the
Constitution.
5. In “I Have a Dream,” Martin Luther King, Jr., relies
most extensively on which of the following to
persuade his audience:
A. comparisons of Americans to people of
other countries
B. references to familiar songs and historical
documents
C. powerful metaphors to make an emotional
appeal
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6. In “I Have a Dream,” the speaker is trying to
persuade his audience to:
A. physically attack the government workers
for not enforcing the Constitution.
B. share his vision of equality for all people.
C. respect his work with children and old
people.
D. work for a new law to guarantee freedom
for all.
7-8. Directions: Read the following excerpts from
“I Have a Dream.” Then, on the lines provided, answer
the questions that follow.
“Five score years ago, a great American, in whose
symbolic shadow we stand, signed the Emancipation
Proclamation.”
To which, “great American,” does King allude
to in this sentence?
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What place does King refer to in saying, “in whose
symbolic shadow we stand?”
Directions: Design a literary t-shirt based upon, “I Have A Dream,” speech. Use the
guidelines listed below. Choose one main theme (a character, location, theme, quote,
event, etc.) from the speech to focus upon. Here are the guidelines:
SHIRT FRONT
ENTIRE SHIRT
• Speech title.
• High quality and professional work.
• Speaker / author.
• Appealing to the viewer (someone should
• picture of the focus of your shirt
want to purchase it).
• symbols reflective of your focus
• Symbols reflective of your focus.
LEFT SLEEVE
• Significant quote from the speech.
Using the "I Have A Dream" speech structure, identify the new dreams of your
generation. Consider the injustices still plaguing the United States for ideas. Your list
of dreams should include at least 3 images of your version of a the ideal American
society.
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I Have a Dream Answer Key
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B
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B
Abraham Lincoln.
Martin Luther King gave this speech standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He was in
the shadow, then, of building containing a statue of Lincoln ~ you might say, of the man himself.
In the speech, the shadow of Lincoln is a metaphor that stands for Lincoln's belief's and deeds,
it is a symbol of those beliefs and deeds. Martin Luther King speaking in front of the Lincoln
Memorial.
9. Shirt Design: Depictions will Vary
10. Writing Prompt: Answers will vary
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