Common Core Questions
“Ending Racial Inequality”
George W. Bush
NAACP Annual Convention
July 10, 2000
1. Who is George W. Bush? What do you know about him? What is the
NAACP?
2. Write a summary of Bush’s speech. Include the specific claims and
counterclaims he makes, who his audience is, and what he wants them to
do.
3. How does Bush organize his speech? How does each section advance his
argument?
4. Compare two methods that Bush and another speaker use. Explain how
each uses these methods and argue for which you find more effective given
the speaker’s argument, purpose, and audience.
5. Reread paragraph 5. What is Bush saying and doing in this paragraph?
Imitate Bush’s writing by writing a paragraph like this one using your own
ideas.