Content/ Vocabulary
Impact / Legacy
Rhetorical Devices
Context
100

What was the most repeated word in "I Have a Dream"?

What is freedom

100

What is MLK’s famous Speech?

I Have A Dream

100

Who was more "powerful"?

Martin Luther King Jr.

100

What year did the speech occur?

What is 1963

200

Would you call Martin Luther King Jr's message "idealistic" or "realistic"?

what is idealistic

200

What was passed after this speech, as far as Civil Rights?

What is the Civil Rights Act is passed

200

What audience is the "Civil Disobedience" essay directed to?

White folk and men

200

What was passed after this speech, as far as Civil Rights?

What is the passing of the Civil Rights Act.

300

Why does Martin Luther King Jr. Quote the Declaration of Independence?

What is all American's know it

300

What was the impact that MLK had on the audience?

Realization that African Americans deserve equal rights like everyone else.

300

What metaphors help prove HDT’s theme in “civil disobedience”?

“a drop in the ocean” a metaphor used to show how even a single event could contribute to larger change. 

300

Why did Thoreau write “Civil Disobedience”.

Disgust with the institution of slavery

400

Why does Martin Luther King Jr. mention many different places, religions and types of people?

What is to give a universe perspective

400

Out of Henry and Martin, did they or did they not break the law?

Both

400

How does the use of alliteration in MLK Jr’s “I have a dream” speech help show the importance of the speech?

The use of alliteration adds emphasis to his words making them both more memorable and impactful.

400

What is the "history of injustice"?

What is slavery and oppression on African Americans

500

Why does Martin Luther King Jr. chose the word "Dream"?

What is the speech's theme

500

What did Henry Davis believe in, what was he known for?

Transcendentalism

500

How does HDT use logos in “civil disobedience”?

He used logos to argue that individuals have a moral responsibility to resist unjust laws.

500

What was the specific protest about when Martin Luther King Jr. gave the "I Have a Dream" speech?

What is jobs