Lesson 11: Martin's "I Have a Dream" Speech

Introduction

Important Icon In this lesson, we will use the context of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech from our previous lesson. Important Icon

 

Focus Questions:

What events made up the Civil Rights movement? 

Why did important Civil Rights figures think a change needed to be made? 

Why is it important to treat people equally? 

What did people and the government do to help create equality?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

Welcome Back, Students!

For this lesson, we will use the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to inspire our minds and hearts. If you need to visit our previous lesson again at any time during this activity, feel free to go back to our previous lesson.

Assignment

You will use Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words and ideas to inspire a drawing that you will create on your own paper using pencil, crayons, colored pencils, watercolors, markers, or anything else you have available. It can be a portrait of Dr. King Jr. or a collage of words and drawings that represent ideas from his speech. The goal is for you to be inspired by his speech and create anything that helps you to remember his words and his heart. You may also choose to create this as a type of digital format.
When you are finished, you will share your art and tell us about what you did and why. You will upload your video to Flip. Don’t forget to share your art with us!

Go to the next page to complete the "I Have a Dream" Art Flip

 

   

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