![]() ![]() In invoking his children he underscores the absolute deep personal sincerity of the dream he espouses-there is nothing more true than what we want for our children–while acknowledging-in underscoring their youth with the word “little”–that the dream is probably a long way off.īut the power for me is in what he wishes for his children. ![]() King imagines the nation his children might live in. I want students to notice that in imagining a better society Dr. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. King’s legacy is to teach his speech and to read it carefully, line-by-line, and to submit it (and ourselves) to the close reading it warrants.Īs an example of its power as a text for analysis I thought I’d share my reading of a single line in the speech-my favorite line–and some of the things I’d want students to see in it: So I just want to make the point, today, that one of the best ways we can honor Dr. It’s an ideal text for close reading-beautifully crafted artfully constructed perfectly argued full of the deft rhetorical detail that characterizes so much of King’s writing. ![]() ![]() King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is among my favorite pieces of writing- not just for personal inspiration but also as a text for teaching in the classroom-as a reading text. ![]()
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