Choosing Central Idea: What Does American Democracy Mean to Me?

“But even these are only the first fruits of a rich harvest, which will be reaped when new and wider fields are opened to us.” (Paragraph 3)

Which central idea does the text support?

• Central Idea 1:

  Spirituality is necessary to create a functioning democratic nation

• Central Idea 2:

  There is still work to be done to create democracy in America

• Both Central Ideas

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

“For me, it is based on Christianity, in which we confidently entrust our destiny as a people.” (Paragraph 1)

Which central idea does the text support?

• Central Idea 1:

  Spirituality is necessary to create a functioning democratic nation

• Central Idea 2:

  There is still work to be done to create democracy in America

• Both Central Ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

“Under God’s guidance in this great democracy, we are rising out of the darkness of slavery into the light of freedom.” (Paragraph 1)

Which central idea does the text support?

• Central Idea 1:

  Spirituality is necessary to create a functioning democratic nation

• Central Idea 2:

  There is still work to be done to create democracy in America

• Both Central Ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

“Perhaps the greatest battle is before us, the fight for a new America: fearless, free, united, morally re-armed, in which 12 million Negroes, shoulder to shoulder with their fellow Americans.” (Paragraph 6)

Which central idea does the text support?

• Central Idea 1:

  Spirituality is necessary to create a functioning democratic nation

• Central Idea 2:

  There is still work to be done to create democracy in America

• Both Central Ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

“Democracy is for me, and for 12 million black Americans, a goal towards which our nation is marching. It is a dream and an ideal in whose ultimate realization we have a deep and abiding faith..” (Paragraph 1)

Which central idea does the text support?

• Central Idea 1:

  Spirituality is necessary to create a functioning democratic nation

• Central Idea 2:

  There is still work to be done to create democracy in America

• Both Central Ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2