Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Defend the author's purpose of the letter using a quote from the story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Give me one tone word to describe the letter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"eighty-five affiliated organizations across the South, and one of them is the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights" is an example of:

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Nonviolent methods of protests is the (blank) of the letter

• Subtitle

• Author's purpose

• Allusion

• Repetition

"There have been more unsolved bombings of Negro homes and churches in Birmingham than in any other city in the nation."

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Give me an example of an allusion from the text

"We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God given rights."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Statistic

• Pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The reference of St. Augustine adds to the the credibility of Dr. King’s argument about just and unjust laws mainly by

• showing he has vast knowledge of history

• proving to his audience that other trusted people from history agree with him

• illustrating his ability to quote people on the spot

• A. entertaining his audience by including other people’s ideas

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How mainly does the author justify to the clergy his presence in Birmingham and his protest of civil rights?

• He discusses police violence.

• He compliments the clergy in hopes they will understand his cause.

• He explains that he had no other choice but to come to Birmingham and protest.

• He presents an argument about just and unjust laws.

Which inference is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 43)?

I hope the church as a whole will meet the challenge of this decisive hour. But even if the church does not come to the aid of justice, I have no despair about the future. I have no fear about the outcome of our struggle in Birmingham, even if our motives are at present misunderstood. We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom. Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with America's destiny.

• The church will eventually help African Americans fight for civil rights.

• Dr. King is disappointed in the church.

• The civil rights movement is a short-term solution.

• Dr. King is hopeful, whether or not the church decides to help.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3