Academic Vocab
The goal or aim of a piece of writing
purpose
The white ministers have called Dr. King's actions "unwise and ____"
untimely
A comparison using like or as
Simile
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to ____ everywhere"
justice
Dr. King was from ____, Georgia
Atlanta
Brings closure to a paragraph
concluding statement
Dr. King's _____ was to address the critiques of the white clergymen
purpose
The speaker believes poetry can be a source of _______ and comfort
Love
" '_______' has almost always meant 'Never'"
Wait
Alabama
Making sentence level changes to a paper - capitalization for example
edit
The purpose of _________ action was to create nonviolent tension to bring about negotiations
direct
“to warm your belly in winter” is a ______
metaphor
Justice too long delayed is justice _____"
denied
Baca learned the power of words while he was
in jail
involves making major changes to the ideas in your essay
revise
Segregation, police brutality, church bombings are all examples of ___ in Birmingham
injustice
"and let you warm yourself by this fire, rest by this fire, and make you feel ____"
safe
"My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and __________ pressure."
nonviolent
The theme of this unit was the __________ ___ _____________
Power of Communication
Type of essay that explains or shows your understanding of a topic
explanatory
According to Dr. King, "one has a moral responsibility to disobey ____ ____"
Why does the speaker offer this poem?
"It is all I have to give"
"Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly ____ city in the United States.
segregated
The last name of the author who wrote "I am offering this poem"
Baca