Rhetorical Analysis of Letter From a Birmingham Jail
Grade 9•45 minutes•WA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.10b, WA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.8, WA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.5, WA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1, WA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.9, WA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.6, WA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.3, WA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4, WA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2
Learning Objective
I can analyze how Martin Luther King Jr. uses rhetorical devices in "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" to strengthen his argument.
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