Description
In this lesson, students read and analyze paragraphs 24–25 of “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” in which King refines his claim about himself as an extremist and expresses his disappointment in the white moderate. Students engage in an evidence-based discussion to analyze how King shifts his thinking about being an extremist and how he uses this shift to express his disappointment. At the end of the lesson, students complete a Quick Write on the following prompt: How does King use paragraphs 24–25 to refine his claim in paragraphs 22–23?
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From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 10 ELA Module 2, Unit 1, Lesson 12.
Available from engageny.org/resource/grade-10-ela-module-2-unit-1-lesson-12; accessed 2015-05-29.
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