Step 1: Respond to the following underlined question using concise, clear, and complete sentences.
According to a 1999 UW-Madison and Texas A&M survey, the I have a dream speech is "the greatest speech of the 20th century." Given the background story shared by Gary Younge, what is your reaction to this declaration? Be sure to use textual evidence in your comment.
Consider as you plan your response:
- According to his aides, King did not have an "I have a dream" section in his original speech draft.
- "King went to sleep about 4am."
- King continued to edit his speech even after he had received the "final" typed version.
- It was a sunny 87 degrees at noon in Washington on this day.
- King was the 16th item on the day's program.
- An estimated 250,000 were in attendance.
- The speech was broadcast on all three major television networks.
- King urged by his most trusted adviser, "Don't use the lines about 'I have a dream.'"
Helpful hints:
DO NOT start out by saying "I think," "I believe," etc!!!
DO make a claim in answer to the question, and then defend it with a mix of your opinion and text evidence.
You could begin like this: Given the background story shared by Gary Younge, the declaration of King's
"I have a dream" speech as "the greatest speech of the 20th century is ___________________________.
"I have a dream" speech as "the greatest speech of the 20th century is ___________________________.
Step 2: Read and reply thoughtfully and politely to a minimum of TWO other student comments.
To do this in an organized way, please hit REPLY under the comment you are replying to. DO NOT start a new comment as a reply. You can add to other student replies, as well, if someone has already done so.
