I HAVE A DREAM

A speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

He was born in Atlanta Georgia, January 15, 1929 He was born in a time when black people didnt had rights or priviledges, this was called racial discrimination.

His mother persuaded teachers so Martin could have a place at school and learn as every other kid.
Martin Luther King Jr was in jail 30 times because he fighted for his peoples rights. On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr was shot by a gunman and died at 6:01 pm.

SETTING
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

BACKGORUND
The March on Washington was a mass demonstration organized by an umbrella of civil rights groups who used it as a rallying cry for equal rights. The March on Washington was a mass demonstration organized by an umbrella of civil rights groups who used it as a rallying cry for equal rights. The March on Washington was a mass demonstration organized by an umbrella of civil rights groups who used it as a rallying cry for equal rights.

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THEME
The theme is racism because Martin Luther King showed his desire for a future where blacks and whites among others would coexist harmoniously as equals, and gave some examples of the racism that existed in 1950's America.

CHARACTERS
Martin Luther King and his hommies.

SUMMARY
Martins speech talks about how all people should be together regardless of their race, ethnic group. Talks about how important is for people to be together, to work together, because if thanks to teamwork and without discrimination the world and the human race can achieve great things, and advances in technology.

LITERARY ELEMENT

READING COMPREHENSION
In this text we follow different comprehension strategies

Such as:
Make connections Determine importance Synthesize

MAKE CONNECTIONS
After we read the text we start making connections of the Martin Luther King speech and the different motives and themes that we can find in the text. Some of them where:

It occur in 1963, when there wasnt racial equality

King make a big emphasis in the liberty of African Americans

Through the text he provides a lot of examples of injustice and racism

DETERMINE IMPORTANCE
In this speech I have a dream as the title says, the whole text makes an emphasis on the dream of a better America, without injustice, racism, poverty and slavery so the most important part of the text is when the author Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. starts talking about what he wants in the country, when he repeats the phrase I have a dream.

SYHTESIZE
At the end of the lecture, we synthesize that at the 60s there where a lot of problems related with injustice and racism and that one of the persons that help to solve this problems was Martin Luther King Jr. a civil rights leader.

VOCABULARY
This story reflects an argument. An argument expresses a position of an issue and supports the position with reasons and evidence. Momentous: adj. of a great importance

Default: v. to fail to keep a promise, especially a promise to repay a loan

Legitimate: adj. justifiable, reasonable Militancy: n. the act of aggressively supporting a political or social cause Inextricably: adv. In a way impossible to untangle

REFLECTION
We think that this story is very good because we saw how brave Martin Luther King was, and we also admire him because he did not use guns or fire to fight to get his rights as a color person, he used words, he spoke as a civilized person and we think that that was what make him gain the Noble Prize, to be so recognize by his braveness, and to be admired by many of us. Martin Luther King was, and will always be a very important person to our lives, history and hearts.

VOCABULARY ACTIVITY

READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY

QUESTION 1
1. What did Martin Luther King believe? a. All Americans should be treated fairly.

b. Black children should be able to go to the same schools as white children.

c. People should not be judged by their skin color.

d. All of the above

ANSWER
LETTER D

QUESTION 2
What is a protest? a. a special type of speech

b. a way of showing you disagree

c. a dream about people d. a law that is not fair

ANSWER
LETTER B

QUESTION 3
What type of article is this? a. fiction

b. fantasy
c. biography d. fable e. none of the above

ANSWER
LETTER E

QUESTION 4
What did Martin Luther King believe? a. All Americans should be treated fairly.

b. Black children should be able to go to the same schools as white children.

c. People should not be judged by their skin color.

d. All of the above

ANSWER 4
LETTER D

QUESTION 5
Who was Martin Luther King Jr?

ANSWER