MLK+Questions+and+Voicethread

I HAVE A DREAM  August 28, 1963 **It’s been called the greatest speech in history – period. The words that Martin Luther King Jr. exclaimed in the nation’s capital in August of 1963 still ring in the ears of Americans. But what exactly did he actually say? What was his dream? Listen to the excerpts from Dr. King’s speech and summarize and illustrate each on the Power Point file. **

Click on the [|Dream template.pptx]. With your group, enter your first names, and be prepared to analyze the words of King. For each segment (8 total), you will be summarizing it in your own words and selecting images (clip art, not historic) to illustrated the main ideas of what King was conveying on that hot summer day.

Once you are done, you will be embedding your illustrated "Dream" speech into your online notebook on a new page. To do so, you have a few options ...
 * Upload the finished file to your Google docs account, save it, and then get the embed code using "Share" on the top right of the screen.
 * Upload the file to voicethread ( [], and you will want to start an account), save it as a voicethread, make it "public" and embed it.
 * Use a PowerPoint to flash converter online, save the file as an .swf file, and upload it to your wiki.

Once you have finished uploading it, copy and paste the following exercises onto your "Dream" page and complete them using the resources provided.

THE MARCH

** Read the [|last paragraph from ABC-CLIO] and the second paragraph from [|CORE's discussion of the March] to answer the question below: **

**What was the impact of the March on Washington?** ** The March on Washington gave momentum to the rapidly growing civil rights movements. Such action highlighted the ability to peacefully protest as well as showed the government the urgency for action and change. ** ** AFTER **

**If we didn't get to it in class, watch [|16th Street] to see what happened right after the March.**

KING

** Read the essay from [|**TIME 100 - Martin Luther King**] **. As you do, respond to the following questions:

**Why does the author feel that whites owe King the greatest debt?** **Without MLK, whites, and all American citizens, could not have been freed from the hypocrisy of race, thus removing America's international standing as a superpower. In addition, King's actions allow for the recognition of America as being a free world, without incredulous reactions.** **Was King "the right man at the right time"?** ** King was indeed "the right man at the right time" due to his preaching and biblical references used to convey opinions and rally crowds and support. In addition, his courage and nonviolent ideals assisted in resolving the issues of the movement .**

**Would King be upset with the current use of his most often quoted line? Why or why not?** **King would be incredibly upset with the usage of his most famous line in present times because it has since been used for opponents of positive, affirmative action. Furthermore, the filtered nature of how the line is used today disregards the previous urgency and radicalism King had intended. The message of immediate change has ben removed from modern interpretation, thus removing original meaning.**

MEMORIALS

There are many memorials to King around the United States, and there will soon be a new one in Washington D.C.! Check out some of the links below, and look at the video of the new National Memorial.


 * || [|Washington, DC, **Martin Luther King** Jr. National **Memorial**]

[|The King Center]

[|**Martin Luther King** Jr National Historic Site]

[|Some King historical sites from Taft's travels] [|Some King historical video from Taft's travels] ||

Our voicethread on MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech:

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