Page 94 - ELA_CA_HighSchool_Sampler_Flipbook

17 That is no vision of a distant millennium. It is a definite basis for a kind of world attainable in our own time and generation. That kind of world is the very antithesis of the so-called “new order” of tyranny which the dictators seek to create with the crash of a bomb.
18 To that new order we oppose the greater conception—the moral order. A good society is able to face schemes of world domination and foreign revolutions alike without fear.
19 Since the beginning of our American history we have been engaged in change, in a perpetual, peaceful revolution, a revolution which goes on steadily, quietly, adjusting itself to changing conditions without the concentration camp or the quicklime in the ditch. The world order which we seek is the cooperation of free countries, working together in a friendly, civilized society.
20 This nation has placed its destiny in the hands and heads and hearts of its millions of free men and women, and its faith in freedom under the guidance of God. Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights and keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose.
21 To that high concept there can be no end save victory.
Second Read
• Reread the speech to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
1. Key Idea and Details: Summarize the “basic things” that Roosevelt says Americans expect from their political and economic systems.
He identifies the basic things as opportunities for youth, jobs for able workers, security, ending of special privileges, preservation of civil liberties, and enjoyment of prosperity and scientific progress. RI.11–12.2
2. Knowledge and Ideas: What is a fundamental belief that Roosevelt has about the need for freedom in the world?
He believes freedom—particularly of expression, of worship, from fear, and from want—is essential for a better world order and that such freedom is “attainable in our own time.” RI.11–12.8
3. Craft and Structure: What do you think the word antithesis means, based on how Roosevelt uses it in his speech?
Roosevelt says his vision of a world in which everyone enjoys the four freedoms is “the very antithesis of the so-called ‘new order’ of tyranny which the dictators seek to create with the crash of a bomb.” His vision is of a world that is free and open, not one in which dictators rule with bombs. The word most likely means “the opposite of.” RI.11–12.4
4. Craft and Structure: Based on the conclusion of the speech, what is Roosevelt’s point of view about the role of American democracy in the world?
Roosevelt believes that “since the beginning,” Americans have been participating in a revolution to make the world “a friendly, civilized society” in which “freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere.” RI.11–12.6
conception: idea, concept My Notes
Unit 1 • The American Dream 47
ACTIVITY 1.9
continued
ACTIVITY 1.9 continued
4 Based on the observations you made during the first reading, you may want to adjust your reading mode. For example, you may decide for the second reading to read aloud certain complex passages, or you may group students differently.
5 SECOND READ: During the second reading students will be returning to the text to answer the text- dependent comprehension questions. You may choose to have students reread and work on the questions in a variety of ways:
• independently
• in pairs
• in small groups
• together as a class
6 Have students answer the text-dependent questions. If they have difficulty, scaffold the questions by rephrasing them or breaking them down into smaller parts. See the Scaffolding the Text-Dependent Questions boxes for suggestions.
9781457304675_TCB_SE_G11_U1_B1.indd 47
SCAFFOLDING THE TEXT-DEPENDENT QUESTIONS
4. Craft and Structure (RI.11–12) Based on the conclusion of the speech, what is Roosevelt’s point of view about the role of American democracy in the world? Reread the final three paragraphs of the speech. How has the United States acted toward other nations struggling for freedom, from Roosevelt’s point of view?
10/3/15 12:38 AM
Unit 1 • The American Dream 47
© 2017 College Board. All rights reserved.
© 2017 College Board. All rights reserved.