Question

Instructions: Write a basic thesis statement and a revised thesis statement in response to the writing prompt. Writing Prompt What makes King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" powerful and effective? After reading King's letter, answer the question by analyzing how he uses structure and language purposefully in his text. Provide specific examples from the text to support your analysis. 1. Write your Basic Thesis Statement in the space below. 2. Go through the Thesis Statement Essentials Checklist below. It is okay if you are not able to check off some of these characteristics. • Is your thesis statement one sentence? • Does it answer the question? • Does it use specific words? • Does it take a stand? Could someone have a different interpretation? • Does it answer “Why does this matter?” or “So what?” 3. Based on the checklist above, revise your thesis statement so that it has all of the above qualities and include it here.

Answer 1

Letter from Birmingham Jail was powerful, effective, and amazing. It changes your perspective on many things and allows you to understand more.

Answer 2

Write your Basic Thesis Statement in the space below.

Martin Luther King Jr. passionate, genuine concern for human rights, the utmost respect for God, the one he serves and lives to obey; through similes, rhetorical questions, and imagery thoughts.

Go through the Thesis Statement Essentials Checklist. It is okay if you are not able to check off some of these characteristics.

Is your thesis statement one sentence? YES

Does it answer the question? YES

Does it use specific words? YES

Does it take a stand? Could someone have a different interpretation? NO

Does it answer “Why does this matter?” or “So what?” YES

Based on the checklist above, revise your thesis statement so that it has all of the above qualities and include it here.

In kings letter, he is trying to get a group of black and white people to work in stores with each other to show that we are no different from each other and deserve equal rights whether we are white or black