Monday, November 4, 2013

Essay on "I've Been to the Mountaintop"


Essay on “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
1. Skim or quickly reread “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
2. Look at your notes on the speech and revise or change your notes as needed.
3. Start writing the introduction to your essay. Don’t forget to:
         Include the title (with quotation marks)
Include the name of the speaker: Martin Luther King
Include the thesis (what the essay is about and your stance or position on what Dr. Kings says.
4. Begin work on the first body paragraph
         Include the mini-topic
         Discuss King’s evidence
         Use quotations from King’s speech
         Comment on the quotation you just used
 Now, write your own opinion as to whether you feel Dr.    King’s vision has been fulfilled.
Give evidence to support your opinion.
Show how the evidence  supports  your opinion.



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