De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Harold Washington's Speech [Pdf]

"Harold Washington's Acceptance Speech" is a one page, excerpt from a speech given by Harold Washington after being elected as mayor of Chicago on April 12, 1983. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes: determining the main idea, underlining supporting text, and completing a chart which requires students to infer answers and find examples from the text. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standards 1 and 2 requiring close reading, making inferences, textual evidence, main idea, and summarizing.