After reading both of the speeches, "I Have a Dream" and "Emancipation Proclamation,"
what central idea do both texts have in common?
Possible Sentence Starters:
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Both "I Have a Dream" and "Emancipation Proclamation" have a common theme of
This shows in "I Have a Dream" when King writes,
Lincoln also conveys this theme in the example in paragraph
that says,
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." These examples show that
The reader can more deeply understand.
Grading Rubric:
by reading these texts.
1 Point: Claim is clear and tells the reader what the paragraph is about.
1 Point: Evidence is present and clearly supports the claim.
1 Point: Commentary explains and analyzes the evidence and how it supports the
claim. (2-3 Sentences)
1 Point: Spelling and grammar have minimal errors
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