Martin Luther King, Jr. Close Reading and Speech Writing Lesson
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Make your study of Martin Luther King, Jr. a literacy lesson with a primary source. Students complete a close reading of Dr. King's prophetic speech “I’ve Been to the Mountain Top” and use their reading as inspiration for their own writing. In pre-reading activities, students learn about the context of the speech and define vocabulary. Next, they complete an activity to understand allusions, and then after reading the speech, they analyze its structure using a graphic organizer. They use the same graphic organizer from the analysis to plan their own speeches. Finally, they write and revise their speeches.
This 18-page resource t includes the following:
- explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standards
- understanding allusions activities and handouts
- pre-reading and contextual reading guide
- vocabulary activity
- analyzing political speeches graphic organizer
- pre-writing handout
- peer review handout
- key (includes detailed responses for all activities)
The speech for this lesson can easily be found in most English textbooks or anthologies, but links are also provided to online access of the speech in order to respect copyright.
In the spirit of King’s nonviolence philosophy, an example pre-writing graphic organizer plans for a speech envisioning a world free from gun violence and promoting universal background checks. This example can be used as a model for the students.
In addition to the printable lesson, this resource may be used for online learning with EASEL by TpT.
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