Analysis of three key Civil Rights era speeches: 1) Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech, 2) John Lewis' "The Militant" speech, and 3) Stokely Carmichael's "What We Want" speech. Students read the speech in class, analyze for ELA and History standards, and then write a paragraph analysis. Once all speeches are read, there is a comparison of the three speeches and their effects on the Civil Rights movement and finally a structured essay guideline assignment.
ELA-History Common Core