Argumentative Writing Task

Directions: Read the following articles about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. As you read, you may mark the articles and take notes. Then you will watch a ideo about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. As you watch the ideos, take notes. !ou will be "laced into a small grou" where you will discuss the reading and the notes. !ou may take additional notes during this time. !ou may organi#e your ideas using the blank sheet of "a"er. Then write an argumentati e essay addressing the "rom"t. The assessment is not timed. !ou may reread, go back to the articles, and re iew your notes at any time during the test. Scoring: !our writing will be scored on how well you$ %roduce multi"le "aragra"hs that are organi#ed and address the "rom"t. &u""ort your ideas by referring to the story and to what you already know. 'se your high(le el language and transitions throughout the essay 'se correct grammar, s"elling, "unctuation, and ca"itali#ation.

Writing Prompt: After reading the articles and watching the ideo segments about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, write an argumentati e essay that com"ares Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and argues which leader had a greater influence during the )i il Rights Mo ement. *e sure to su""ort your "osition with e idence from the te+t.

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Malcolm X 0uestions

1. According to the e+cer"t, what ins"ired Malcolm X to educate himself2

3. 4hat did Malcolm X began to use a dictionary for2

5. 4ho is *imbi2

6. 7n "aragra"h 6, the word 8emulate9 means

:. 4hy does the author use italics in "aragra"h ;2

;. 4hat does 8tablet9 mean2

<. 4hat is the "ur"ose of "aragra"h 52

=. 4hat is the author>s main "ur"ose in discussing the 8aard ark9 in "aragra"h ?2

?. 7n "aragra"h 11, Malcolm X uses the meta"hor, 8!ou couldn>t ha e gotten me out of books with a wedge.9 4hat does this meta"hor mean2

1@. 4hat irony is e+"ressed in the last two sentences of the e+cer"t2

Martin Luther King Jr. 0uestions

1. As e+"lained by Martin Luther King Jr., what is the "ur"ose of non iolent direct action2

3. 4hich statement correctly describes the structure of this e+cer"t from the letter2

5. Aow can the tone of this e+cer"t from the letter best be characteri#ed2

6. Read the following sentence$ 8&o the "ur"ose of the direct action is to create a situation so crisis("acked that it will ine itably o"en the door to negotiation.9 4hat does the word 8ine itably9 mean2

:. 4hich audience did Martin Luther King Jr. most likely target when writing this letter2

;. B+"lain why Martin Luther King Jr. mentioned the ancient Creek "hiloso"her &ocrates in his letter. 'se the te+t of the letter to su""ort your answer.

<. Aow did Martin Luther King Jr. iew the state of the nation when he was writing this letter2 Refer to the second "aragra"h to su""ort your answer.

,otes about the Dideo

As you read the ideo, take notes that relate to the writing "rom"t. !ou will ha e a chance to re iew your notes with a small grou".

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Argumentati e ( 4riting %rom"t

After reading the articles and watching the ideo segments about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, write an argumentati e essay that com"ares Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and argues which leader had a greater influence during the )i il Rights Mo ement. *e sure to su""ort your "osition with e idence from the te+t.