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Unit 3- Story 4

Unit 3- Story 4. Martin Luther King Jr.’s : I Have a Dream speech. Vocabulary. creed. A name of a specific Native American group of people An accepted system of belief; statement of belief A disloyalty to something A distrust in the system.

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Unit 3- Story 4

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  1. Unit 3- Story 4 Martin Luther King Jr.’s: I Have a Dream speech Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  2. Vocabulary Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  3. creed • A name of a specific Native American group of people • An accepted system of belief; statement of belief • A disloyalty to something • A distrust in the system Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  4. B) An accepted system of belief; statement of belief Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  5. hew • To flatten • To meet • To cut out or carve out • To stumble and fall Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  6. C) To cut out or carve out Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  7. discords • Agreements , compliments • Off keyed, tone-deaf • Harmony, deal, pact • Disagreements; arguments, disputes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  8. D) Disagreements; arguments, disputes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  9. prodigious • Average or small • A large mountain • To get to know someone well • Enormous, vast, giant, massive Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  10. D) Enormous, vast, giant, massive Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  11. curvaceous • Curving, rounded • Straight • To walk through the forest • A raceway Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  12. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream A) curving, rounded

  13. Comprehension Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  14. 1) Whose point of view was this speech told? • The people of the United States • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Rosa Parks • The slaves in America Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  15. B) Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  16. 2) What does MLK demand? • The right to have free speech • The right for women to vote • Equal rights for all US citizens • To allow people to move wherever they want Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  17. C) Equal rights for all US citizens Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  18. 3) What is MLK’s hope for the future? • To be able to flatten mountains, fill in valleys, straighten roads, and everything to be smooth • To be able to climb any mountain or hill • To be able to have tables for brothers • To not be judged by the color of one’s skin, but by the content of their character Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  19. D) To not be judged by the color of one’s skin, but by the content of their character Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  20. 4) What does MLK mean when he says he dreams that his children ‘will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character’? • People should care about how they look • In a truly equal society, race will not matter, but a person’s true qualities will determine his/her worth • If a person is great, they should not care what they look like • In an equal society, all people need to ignore each other Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  21. B) In a truly equal society, race will not matter, but a person’s true qualities will determine his/her worth Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  22. 5)What do the metaphors mean: ‘every valley exalted, every hill and mountain made low, the rough places made plain, and the crooked places made straight’? • It means that the geography should be even • It means that everything is equal and fair • It means that there shouldn’t be high or low places in the world • It means nothing Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  23. B) It means that everything is equal and fair Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  24. 6)What do these actions mean: ‘we will work together, pray together, go to jail together, stand up for freedom together,…’ • These are the things that people must do together to get freedoms for all people in the USA • These mean that people have to do work • People must go to jail and fill up the jails • People have to keep working and not do anything for change Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  25. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream A) These are the things that people must do together to get freedoms for all people in the USA

  26. 7)How does MLK mention the states in his ‘great nation’ explanation? • He only talks about the southern states and their problems • He mentions every state in the Union (United States of America), at that time • From mountain on one coast to other mountains on the other coast and ending in the South on hills and mountains, where there is so much discrimination, prejudice, and hatred • He doesn’t talk about the states Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  27. C) From mountain on one coast to other mountains on the other coast and ending in the South on hills and mountains, where there is so much discrimination, prejudice, and hatred. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  28. 8) Why does MLK use mountains of states as metaphors to mention change? • To be up high and spread the message across the lands • To be on top of the world • To go mountain climbing • To get people to appreciate the beauty of the mountains Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  29. A) To be up high and spread the message across the lands Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  30. 9) Why does MLK mention so many places like California to New York to Alabama? • He wanted to test people’s knowledge of American geography • He wanted to show that freedom and equality should be across all of America • He liked those states the best • Those states had the best examples of freedom and equality, unlike the not mentioned states Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  31. B) He wanted to show that freedom and equality should be across all of America Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  32. 10) What are the difficulties facing the people in America at the time of MLK’s speech? • That there is so much discrimination, prejudice, and hatred by whites against people of color • He has to write a great speech that will get people to go and make changes • The price of gas and milk is very expensive • That people could not get jobs Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  33. A) That there is so much discrimination, prejudice, and hatred by whites against people of color Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  34. 11) What does this metaphor mean: ‘transform (change) the jangling (clattering) discords (conflicts) of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood’? • People need to go to school to become conductors • The out of tune music should be played better • The loud and obnoxious hatred that many people had toward people of color will change into peaceful times • To play better sounding music on the radio Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  35. C) The loud and obnoxious hatred that many people had toward people of color will change into peaceful times Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  36. 12) What was the name of the bill, that passed into law, ending discrimination? • Right to Vote Bill • Civil Rights Bill • Right to Hold Meeting Bills • Bill of Rights Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  37. B) Civil Rights Bill Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  38. 13) What word was used so often, either in text or in metaphor? • Free • Equal or equality • Brotherhood • Mountain Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  39. B) Equal or equality Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  40. 14) Why does MLK use the song, “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” in his speech • It’s a pretty song • It represented and talked about equality and liberty for all people • It rhymed • It had a good beat Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  41. B) It represented and talked about equality and liberty for all people Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  42. 15) What needs to happen in America before it can be a great nation? • It has to be a place of equality and freedom for all people • It has to be a place where people can own their own home and car • It has to be a place of no taxes • It has to be a place of no mountains Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

  43. A) It has to be a place of equality and freedom for all people Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech: I Have a Dream

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