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I have a Dream
Mrs. Rihab Hmad
Comprehension Check:
1. About how much time passed between the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
and Dr.’s King speech?

Almost 100 years have passed.

2. When his audience returns home after his speech, what does Dr. King want them to
know about the situation African Americans face?

King wants his audience to return home knowing that the situation can and will be
changed.
Comprehension Check:
3. What dream does Dr. King have for his four children?

Dr. King dreams that his 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.

4. What does Dr. King mean by the Desolate valley in para. 6?

He means bad times.

5.What is the main focus in Dr. King Speech?

Ending in justice in America.

6. What does Dr.King urge African Americans to do?

To struggle for their civil rights.

7. What identifies the dream Dr. King described in his speech?

Justice for all Americans regardless of the race.

8. How does Dr. King feel about the future of his four little children in America?

He hopes that they will live in a nation that considers their character rather than the color
of their skin.
9. Why did Dr. King mention the writer’s of the constitution and the declaration of
independence in his speech in paragraph 4?

Because they believe in equality of rights for all races.

10. Why did Dr. King use manachles of segregation and chains of discrimination in his
speech? Paragraph 3

It denotes slavery.
Concept Vocabulary
1. Redemptive

Serving to deliver from sorrow, make amends or payback.

2. Tribulation

Means great trouble.

3. Oppression

Cruel or unjust treatment.

4. Hallowed

Holy or sacred.

5. Prosperity

Good fortune and success.

6. Exalted

Elevated.