1. Name: _________________________________
Date: ___________________________
Martin Luther King, Jr. Critical Thinking Guide
1. What are some of your [big] dreams?
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2. How did you feel while listening to Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”
speech?
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Answer the following questions (there is space provided for you to add your own
answers).
1. “It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.”
a. American Dream: the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity
b. The notion that the American social, economic, and political system
makes success possible for every individual
c. ____________________________________________________________
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2. “All men are created equal.”
a. All people have the same rights regardless of sex, religion, or race
b. ____________________________________________________________
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3. “…Live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but
by the content of their character.”
a. Nation that lives in harmony with one another regardless of skin color
b. People should be judged on what they do, not how they look
c. ____________________________________________________________
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2. Name: _________________________________
Date: ___________________________
MLK Critical Thinking Guide
3. What are some of your [big] dreams?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
4. How did you feel while listening to Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”
speech?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Answer the following questions (there is space provided for you to add your own
answers).
4. “It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.”
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________
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5. “All men are created equal.”
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
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6. “…Live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but
by the content of their character.”
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________
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