History’s Promise

Students analyze an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, examining its historical context and rhetorical devices. The worksheet asks students to interpret metaphors, understand how references to the Constitution and Declaration of Independence support King’s message, and explain the speech’s motivational impact. Learners connect historical events like segregation and the Civil Rights Movement to the text’s meaning, integrating both textual and historical evidence in their responses.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Historical and Contextual Analysis of Texts

English Language Arts – Rhetorical Devices and Figurative Language

Social Studies – U.S. History: Civil Rights Movement

English Language Arts – Textual Evidence and Interpretation

This worksheet is part of our Grade 12 Reading Comprehension collection.