Has society progressed to the dream Martin Luther King Jr. expressed in his famous address during the civil rights movement? Learners work with a partner to analyze one excerpt from King's "I Have A Dream" speech and find a current image that shows progress or lack of progress toward that goal.

Concepts

martin luther king jr., i have a dream speech, primary source analysis, collages, the civil rights movement, social activism, social injustice, social development

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Excellent resource for observing Black History Month or studying the famed speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
• Consider displaying the students' finished photo collages around your classroom or school throughout the school year

Classroom Considerations

• Ask students to use specific examples in history or current events explaining why they chose their images to go along with their speech excerpts

Pros

• Engaging and collaborative activity
• Includes all activity materials
• Great tool for language acquisition and development

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.7 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.7