1st/2nd APLang/ENG 1101
HW DUE MON. 8/26:
1) over the weekend, read the excerpt from *MLK Jr's “I Have a Dream” speech given to you in class FRI. 8/23 (*SUPPLEMENTAL RDG. section of binder)**If you need it, here's a LINK to the ENTIRE SPEECH; start reading and annotating at: "I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream."
MLK, Jr. from "I Have A Dream"
2) IDENTIFY and annotate/mark AND EXPLAIN THREE (3) SPECIFIC devices/lit. terms/choices Dr. King incorporates in his speech (i.e. repetition/parallel structure (anaphora too!!), irony, metaphor, allusion, *___tone, *___diction/connotation, understatement, juxtaposition, *___ imagery, --and sure, why not: ethos/pathos/logos, etc.) that you feel you could write about based on the AP Language rhetorical analysis 'mock' question below:
The following is an excerpt from Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech given in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. In it, Dr. King speaks about the need to re-examine the issue of racial inequality in the U.S. Read the passage carefully. **Then write an essay which analyzes the language elements/rhetorical choices King, Jr. incorporates in order to convince his audience of the urgent need for change.
****PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE NOT WRITING AN ESSAY RESPONSE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT!!
- Annotate specifically, as outlined above, any terms--AT LEAST THREE (x3)--and devices/elements/choices you see that would help you write a rhetorical analysis essay that addresses the question above.
- *AND REMEMBER: A GRADE FOR ALL x3 (ONE OF THREE AS YOUR *BEST* EFFORT) ANNOTATED TEXTS WE'VE COMPLETED/DISCUSSED THE PAST 1.5wks OF YOUR CHOICE IS COMING UP/TBA NEXT WEEK, SO DO YOUR BEST WORK!
- we'll discuss this text, listen to an excerpt, and hear about what you all found in class Monday!
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