Read pages 2–3
“What is happening in this painting?”
King is going to give his speech.
King is standing in front of a man sitting in a chair. I think that is a statue of President Lincoln.
There are a lot of microphones. They are going to make the speech loud so everyone can hear it.
What is a "creed?"
The nation’s creed is what the nation believes, for example “all men are created equal.”
What would an oasis of freedom feel like? How would it be different from the heat of injustice?”
An oasis of freedom would feel good. It would feel like getting water when you are really thirsty. Freedom feels good.
The heat of injustice would feel bad. When things are unfair, people feel bad.
“What does King mean when he says he hopes his children ‘will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character’?”
He means that he hopes they are judged for what they are like on the inside, instead of the color of their skin.
He means that how people act and think is more important than what they look like or where they are from.
What ‘dream’ is King talking about? Is it the kind you have when you sleep?”
No, it’s how he wants the world to be.
It’s his vision.
It’s what he thinks should happen.
“What do we know about Abraham Lincoln from reading Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington?”
Abraham Lincoln ordered the Emancipation Proclamation.
He was president.
He helped free the slaves.
What does it mean that ‘all men are created equal?’”
Equal means that things are the same for everyone.
When people are equal, they are treated the same. They are treated fairly.
All people should be treated fairly.