Argument for freedom project - English class With Mr. Siebels



Take a look back at Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech (pages 48-51).Now, choose two of the following texts that we read in class that you want to use in your argument for freedom project along with “I Have a Dream”: “Reading Lolita in Tehran” and/or “Persepolis 2” (pages 82-84)“The Censors” (page 89-92)“Cairo: My City, Our Revolution” (pages 73-76)Using King’s “I Have a Dream” along with the two other texts that you picked from the list above, make an argument about a freedom you would like to see given or expanded today. For example- having the driving age lowered, the requirement of school attendance, stopping the government from searching our computers, etc.In your argument you must use examples from Dr. King’s speech, as well as the other two texts that you chose, to back up your argument. Now, they probably addressed different freedoms that the one that you are arguing, but they also make a lot of references about “freedom” in general. Use those as references!47237651778000You may present your argument in one of the following ways:AN ESSAY-use the 4-5 paragraph format-include an introduction, precise claim (thesis statement) -body paragraphs which explain your main reasons -counter-claim which addresses the other side of the argument-conclusion which restates your main point-reference King’s speech as well as two of the texts which you pickedA POSTER-include a minimum of two visuals (hand drawn or cut and pasted pictures)-include factual evidence in the form or a statistic, graph, chart, pie graph, etc…-reference King’s speech as well as two of the texts which you pickedA SPEECHminimum of four minutes longAddress to the class why you think we should have a certain freedom given or expandedMust be focused on the topicreference King’s speech as well as two of the texts which you pickedA POWER-POINT/PREZI-minimum of 5 slides-include a minimum of two visuals along with web address of where you got them -include factual evidence in the form or a statistic, graph, chart, pie graph, etc, along with web address of where you got it-reference King’s speech as well as two of the texts which you pickedYES, THIS WILL BE A SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENT. ................
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