Speech at the March on Washington - Josephine Baker

Read the sentence from paragraph 13 of the speech. But I wanted that cup of coffee where I wanted to drink it, and I had the money to pay for it, so why shouldn’t I have it where I wanted it? Which two rhetorical devices does Baker use in this line?

• Direct address

• Antithesis

• Repetition

• Appeal to logic

• Appeal to emotions

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following most likely describes Baker’s purpose for this speech?

• To persuade her listeners to follow her example of protest

• To explain how to be successful in a prejudiced society

• To entertain with scary personal stories

• To inform her listeners of their rights

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Baker experience in America that she did not in France?

• Freedom from segregation

• Access to palaces

• Violent racist acts

• Success in her career

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What accusation did Baker face from government agencies?

• Being a spy

• Being a communist

• Being a traitor

• Being a thief

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What theme does Baker develop in her speech?

• Economic prosperity

• The importance of education

• Protesting against racism

• Technological advancement

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Baker experience in France that she did not in America?

• Discrimination

• Segregation

• Freedom from racism

• Poverty

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What evidence from Baker’s life best shows that she has tried to smooth out the rocky path as she claims in paragraph 18?

• She walked into the palaces of kings and queens (paragraph 11).

• She moved to France where she had some success (paragraph 6).

• She screamed loud enough so that authorities started to open the door of opportunities (paragraph 14).

• She lit fires in others so they could carry on and do the things she had done (paragraph 17).

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1