Original PromptPlease create a 20 minute tier 2 intervention for highly gifted using Indiana ELA standards for 7th grade.
This learning resource focuses on the rhetorical analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." It guides students in understanding the author's purpose through close reading and textual evidence. The document includes a passage from the letter followed by vocabulary definitions, annotation tasks, deep analysis questions, and advanced analysis prompts. It also provides a rubric for success criteria in students' analyses and a section for reflection. Additionally, it introduces rhetorical terms and encourages students to explore dissenting perspectives in relation to King's arguments on justice and community interconnectedness.