De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Chicago: Deval Patrick [Pdf]

"Chicago Is a City of Possibilities" is an inauguration speech by Deval Patrick given as he became governor of Massachusetts. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes determining the theme or main idea, finding specific examples to support your choice, placing them in the chart provided, choosing one claim from the speech and the evidence he uses to support it, and analyze the persuasive techniques he uses in the speech. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standards 1 and 2 requiring close reading, textual evidence, main idea, integrating ideas from different sources, and summarizing.