I Have a Dream Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard Read with Understanding Outcomes Students will create a reader response essay as they react to the speech from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream".

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors      language arts - reading , social studies Roles      Family, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)       4, 5, 6 Time Frame       3 hours Technology Integration I Have a Dream Speech YouTube video and text Black History Month Black History Month Black History Wikipedia Celebrating Our Black History The King Center Black History Month Teacher Resources Civil Rights Movement Thematic Collection

Keywords

select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword Ethnic Groups > African-American Education > reading History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights > segregation Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > prejudice Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > race relations History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > King, Martin Luther, Jr.

Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Students are aware of Martin Luther King Jr. and the fact that we celebrate his accomplishments with a national holiday, but lack the understanding of the civil rights movement and its effect on our country. Contextual Teaching students the strategy of reader response will allow them opportunities to consider circumstances and background of text as they analyze or react while reading. Building Expertise Based on student's knowledge of figures of speech, the teacher steps out of the lesson and teaches a mini-lesson on that concept. Then she continues the lesson so students can complete this activity with confidence, applying what they have learned.

Lesson Designer Judy Franks Ohio Literacy Resource Center (330) 672-0753 jfranks@literacy.kent.edu

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