"I Have a Dream"
by Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Why do you think it might be important to read the text of King's speech rather than simply read an analysis and watch a video about it?

• What's the purpose of this reading? (Let's look back to the essential question.)

• What questions can we think of with King's speech that connect to events happening now?

Exit Ticket

KWL Charts - Fill out the K column (What we know), and the W column (what we want to know). Later, we'll return to these and consider what we've learned.

1. Read and annotate the text (the first R in SQRRRL) in order to answer the guiding questions (preview the questions before you start your reading). You can underline, highlight, write out reactions, as well as circle or note on things you don't understand. There is no particularly right or wrong way to annotate a text. It's a way for YOU to track YOUR thinking and reactions as you read.

2. You will turn in your annotations (when all questions and steps are completed). Your annotations are part of your grade for this reading.

1. Answer the Analyzing the Text and Critical Vocabulary Questions (at end of reading)

2. Turn in handwritten answers

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Prompt for blog post:

Would Martin Luther King Jr. be satisfied with the progress that he helped make? Think about King's purpose for writing and delivering his "I Have a Dream" speech. King was assassinated in 1968, four years after President Johnson signed significant civil rights legislation but before society as a whole made huge strides toward equality.

Write a brief analytical write-up addressing these points, using textual evidence (review rubric as well). It should have two paragraphs organized as follows:

1. What is the purpose of King's "I Have a Dream" speech, and do you think King achieved the goals he laid out in his speech. (This is your thesis.)

2. Do some research and provide examples from today that help support the argument that King did or did not achieve his goals. Include textual evidence to support your argument.

TIP: King discusses Blacks being given a "bad check." Is this still true today? Can you find a current example? Think about what question you have and use that in your searching. Think about examples he provides of inequality and do research on those issues.

1. AKA - let's test your knowledge and progress!