.: "I Have a Dream " Speech :.
Students will have a whole lesson on Martin Luther King Jr. and his involvement in the civil rights movement. after the lesson and having watched Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, students will be asked to create their own "I Have a Dream" speeches. Students will be asked to carefully think about what kind of world the would like to live in. What would they change to make it a better or more just. After the first draft they will be asked to hand in a final copy before presenting their speech in class.
On August 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom occurs.In this march about 250,000 people attended, becoming the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation's capital. Martin Luther King was among these people, and on this day is when he delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent leader and advocate in the African American movement. He was known for using a non-violence tactic and his great speeches.