Each year, on the third Monday in January, people in the United States pause to honor the life and dreams of Martin Luther King Jr. This week you will be reading and analyzing one of King's lesser known speeches. You will also create a map standard where you locate cities that played an important part in King's life. Handout: MLK Jr's What Is Your Life's Blueprint? 1967 Read and discuss the following questions. 1. Summarize: In your own words, what does King say should be in your life’s blueprint (middle paragraphs)? 2. Interpret: This speech was delivered in 1967. Why would it be a challenge to enter the “doors of opportunities not open to the mothers and fathers of the audience? Do the challenges that existed in 1967 still exist today? How so? 3. Connect: What persuasive techniques does King use? Find examples from the speech to support this. 4. Respond: What do you feel is the most convincing statement in his speech and why? Your writing assignment: Write an essay in which you discuss Your Life's Blueprint. What are the three things that MLK Jr. believes that you must include in your blueprint. What are your dreams? How do you hope to achieve them? What changes can you make in your daily life to make those dreams possible? Who will you rely on when you encounter barriers? What will give you strength to overcome adversity? | Map Standard: Cities such as Atlanta, Georgia; Montgomery, Alabama; Memphis, Tennessee; Boston, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. figured prominently in the life of Martin Luther King Jr.Research online resources to find information about each of those places. Locate each place of importance.
Assessment Students will complete a simple teacher-created map quiz in which they match city and state names, and match the location with the reason why it was important in King's life. |