I Have a Dream
The Lesson
Everyday Use
Claim Paragraphs
Symbolism
100

Even though it's not the title of the speech, this is repeated at the end of the speech.

What is "let freedom ring". 

100
The narrator of this text.

Who is Sylvia?

100

The author of this text.

Who is Alice Walker?

100

You change paragraphs when you change this

What is an idea?

100

A red rose symbolizes this.

what is love or romance. 

200

The full name of author of this speech.

Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

200

The adult who leads the kids on the trip. 

Who is Miss Moore?

200

Dee changed her name to this.

Who is Wangero?

200

The thing that does not belong in analysis.

What is this?

200

The definition of symbolism. 

What is an abstract idea represented by a concrete thing. 

300

The shadow of the person the speech was recited under. 

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300

The key setting that triggers the "lesson" is this. 

What is a toy store?

300
When Dee took a photo of her family, she made sure this was in the photo. 

What is the house?

300

The number of sentences in a claim paragraph.

What is however many you need to answer the question. 

300

The definition of cultural symbols. 

What is a symbol that changes based on the culture?
400

Dr. King describes America's unfulfilled promise of equity and rights as this symbol. 

What is a check?

400

The most expensive symbol mentioned in the story. 

What is the toy sailboat?
400

The person who made the most obvious symbol in the text.

Who is Grandma Dee?

400

The definition of evidence. 

What is a direct quote from the text?

400

These are the six types of symbols. 

What are actions, animals, people, colors, objects, and settings.

500
Dr. King contrasts a "dark and desolate valley" with a "sunlit path" to represent this

What is oppression and injustice vs freedom justice and hope?

500

The main message within the story. 

What is economic injustice?

500

Mama says Maggie is ashamed of her appearance because of this past event. 

What is the house fire that burned Maggie?

500
The two-part purpose of analysis. 

to explain the evidence and tie the evidence back to the claim. 

500

To fully analyze a symbol, you must: Identify it, explain what it represents, and do this. 

What is tie it back to the text's message/theme?

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