Springboard ELD: Letter from the Birmingham Jail

What does King believe about injustice in Birmingham?

• It is only a local issue

• It is a threat to justice everywhere

• It is not important

• It is a temporary problem

What does King think about one person being hurt due to racial injustice?

• It affects only that person

• It affects everyone

• It is an isolated incident

• It is a rare occurrence

What does King say about the types of laws that he will obey?

• He will obey all laws

• He will obey just and fair laws and believes it's okay to break or disobey unjust laws

• He will obey only federal laws

• He will obey laws that benefit him

What did the clergymen want King to do and what has society made people do for far too long?

• To be appreciative and grateful

• To wait for justice and equality

• To leave their cities or countries

• To write more letters to the people

What was Dr. King's purpose in writing the letter?

• To entertain the readers and himself while he was in jail in Birmingham

• To express the ominous feelings of sadness living in an oppressed society

• To persuade the clergymen that there should be no changes made in the law

• To convince others that unjust laws should not even be considered laws

What is parallelism?

• the author's use of strong questions to convince the reader

• the author's use of allusions to famous people or things

• the author's use of similar word patterns or repeated phrases

• the author's use of imagery to help the reader empathize

What is the point of view?

• The author's personal opinion

• The perspective from which a story is told

• The reader's interpretation

• The main character's thoughts

Who is the audience?

• The author

• The listener, viewer, or reader of a text

• The main character

• The editor

What is the definition of jurists?

• A person who knows the law & participates in the court system

• A person who writes or makes laws in the government

• A judge in a courthouse

• A police or federal officer

What does allude / allusion mean?

• To create a new idea

• To refer to something else or to give a famous or well-known reference

• To argue against something

• To forget something