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"Dissecting the Dream" - Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
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An engaging, Common-Core-based activity to help students analyze the structure of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
I always like doing a Civil Rights Movement-based unit during January to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. In "Dissecting the Dream," students work in groups to divide "I Have a Dream" into thematic sections. Then they discuss and analyze the purpose, funtion, and effectiveness of each section of the speech. Each student in the group has a clearly defined role assignment, so everyone will be actively engaged in the activity.
This download includes...
* A printout of the "I Have a Dream" speech
* A Scribe worksheet
* An overhead of the Group Roles
* A teacher's guide
* A PREZI media presentation, complete with a video clip of King's speech, that introduces the activity
This activity should take one to two class periods.
The unit files will come in well-designed, ready-to-use PDF files. And remember that you need Flash Player installed to view the PREZI presentation.
For more ideas on teaching about Martin Luther King, Black History, or the Civil Rights Movement, check out my "In Their Own Words" three-week unit on Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
Enjoy! And don't forget to write a review!
Created by Arik Durfee
I always like doing a Civil Rights Movement-based unit during January to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. In "Dissecting the Dream," students work in groups to divide "I Have a Dream" into thematic sections. Then they discuss and analyze the purpose, funtion, and effectiveness of each section of the speech. Each student in the group has a clearly defined role assignment, so everyone will be actively engaged in the activity.
This download includes...
* A printout of the "I Have a Dream" speech
* A Scribe worksheet
* An overhead of the Group Roles
* A teacher's guide
* A PREZI media presentation, complete with a video clip of King's speech, that introduces the activity
This activity should take one to two class periods.
The unit files will come in well-designed, ready-to-use PDF files. And remember that you need Flash Player installed to view the PREZI presentation.
For more ideas on teaching about Martin Luther King, Black History, or the Civil Rights Movement, check out my "In Their Own Words" three-week unit on Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
Enjoy! And don't forget to write a review!
Created by Arik Durfee
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2 hours
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Galina Brodsky (TpT Seller)
Excellent, was able to use with both regular English class and AP class.
May 19, 2013 
Mary Beth Bumgarner (TpT Seller)
This MLK dissection activity is FANTASTIC!!!! Thank you so much! I LOVE it- big hit with my students! The prezi tops it all off! THANK YOU!
May 1, 2013
kdavidson731
Thank you!
March 23, 2013
juliewilson22
This is amazing. Great Job!!!
January 17, 2013
larisoja
This was an awesome activity for my students!! Very thorough and helped them see how the speech was formed effectively.
January 15, 2013
necornman
Thank you! You did an excellent job on this!
January 3, 2013
Bag02341
Thank you, this is wonderful!
November 27, 2012
ljselfgross
This is fantastic!
November 18, 2012
Ms S
Awesome!!!
October 17, 2012
DBaxter
Thanks for sharing your work with us!
April 15, 2012
kfawleysjs
This is amazing. I wish I had found this in January but I will definitely be using it next year. You have amazing things. Thanks for sharing.
February 26, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
Next year! Maybe I'll have a few more things to go with it by then. Over the last few years, I keep building more and more into my Martin Luther King unit because I enjoy teaching it so much.
Thanks for the feedback!
Thanks for the feedback!
February 26, 2012
Tanya Homan (TpT Seller)
Could we please have what you believe to be the six sections of the speech? I am new to high school English and want to make sure my thoughts are the same as others on this assignment.
January 18, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
I think you could correctly group them in several different ways (and my hope is that students DO group them in different ways). But for the sake of giving an example, here's ONE way that I might group them:
Paragraphs 1-5: "A Shameful Condition"
OR
* Paragraphs 1-3: "One Hundred Years Later"
* Paragraphs 4-5: "Insufficient Funds"
Paragraphs 6-10: "Inextricably Bound"
OR
* Paragraphs 6-8: "Meeting Physical Force with Soul Force"
* Paragraphs 9-10: "Satisfied?"
Paragraphs 11-12: "Go Back"
OR these two paragraphs could be grouped with the previous group
Paragraphs 13-22: "The Dream"
Paragraphs 23-30: "From Every Mountainside"
This means that there might be a lot more than six sections of the speech. I like to keep it wide open and let the students interpret it and group the paragraphs in any way that makes sense.
Hope this is helpful.
Thanks for the response!
Paragraphs 1-5: "A Shameful Condition"
OR
* Paragraphs 1-3: "One Hundred Years Later"
* Paragraphs 4-5: "Insufficient Funds"
Paragraphs 6-10: "Inextricably Bound"
OR
* Paragraphs 6-8: "Meeting Physical Force with Soul Force"
* Paragraphs 9-10: "Satisfied?"
Paragraphs 11-12: "Go Back"
OR these two paragraphs could be grouped with the previous group
Paragraphs 13-22: "The Dream"
Paragraphs 23-30: "From Every Mountainside"
This means that there might be a lot more than six sections of the speech. I like to keep it wide open and let the students interpret it and group the paragraphs in any way that makes sense.
Hope this is helpful.
Thanks for the response!
January 18, 2012
mshoward30
Great job!!! This was an excellent assignment that made them really understand that the King Dr. King holiday is not just another day out of school, but a time to reflect on what Dr. King really wanted for ALL people.
January 13, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
Awesome! I'm glad it went so well. In a way, it's kind of unfortunate that so many districts cancel school on MLK day. I think students doing activities like this would be a better way to celebrate than sitting at home playing video games.
Thanks for the feedback!
Thanks for the feedback!
January 13, 2012
ejenn42
The information included in this FREE package is absolutely AMAZING! The presentation and creativity alone are worth the download. The PREZI is well thought out and engaging. I am looking forward to many more wonderful things from this seller! Thank you!!
January 9, 2012
pakman2328
I was looking for something just like this to do on MLK Day. Thank you! It looks well structured, well thought out, and interesting for both myself and the kids.
January 8, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
I hope it all goes well in class and the students enjoy it. Thanks for the feedback!
January 8, 2012
Trimonisha Singer (TpT Seller)
Never heard of Prezi but I love the clarity and it seems very user friendly. The lesson seems very clear and easy for students to follow! Can't wait to try this with my high group. Thank you so much!
January 8, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
I'm excited to be getting some feedback about the PREZI files. I'm just barely starting to use PREZI for presentations in my classroom and in my products, so I'm anxious to know what people think of it.
Thanks for the feedback!
Thanks for the feedback!
January 8, 2012
dfron
Awesome! I must live in the dark ages, but I've never used Prezi before. Love the Prezi file and the supporting activity pages to guide students in analyzing persuasive text. Very well structured for maximum student engagement. I can't wait to use this with my 8th graders.
January 7, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
The math teacher in the classroom next to mine introduced me to Prezi at the first of this year, so it's brand new to me too. But it's really fund to play with. I'm glad you liked it. Hope everything goes well with your 8th graders.
Thanks for the feedback!
Thanks for the feedback!
January 7, 2012
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larisoja
This is an awesome lesson and I will definitely be using it very soon! Thank you for posting it. Is there any sort of key or guide to help keep the students on track during their analysis of the speech?
November 28, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
I haven't made a suggested answer key as I wanted to leave the activity as open-ended as possible. But maybe I could find some student examples and include them in the unit. I'll see what I can dig up, and thanks for the suggestion.
November 28, 2012
Jessica Poff (TpT Seller)
I love your prezi on ad logic and was very excited for this one, but it is asking for a password to open the prezi...can you help me out?
January 24, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
Man, this is killing me. I feel like I'm usually pretty good with tech, but for the life of me I can't figure out what's causing this password glitch. It's only about one out of every thousand downloaders that are having this problem, but I think you're the sixth person with the same issue.
With some of the other people, we've found that just downloading it with a different browser ends up solving the problem. If that doesn't work, you can always view the online version here:
http://prezi.com/bhbpljyzknxe/ad-logic/
On that page, you can either view the presentation online or click the "Download" button, which will allow you to download the file directly from the Prezi website.
Hopefully that works.
Sorry for the hassle.
With some of the other people, we've found that just downloading it with a different browser ends up solving the problem. If that doesn't work, you can always view the online version here:
http://prezi.com/bhbpljyzknxe/ad-logic/
On that page, you can either view the presentation online or click the "Download" button, which will allow you to download the file directly from the Prezi website.
Hopefully that works.
Sorry for the hassle.
January 24, 2012
serankin
When I tried to download, it said it was locked an password protected.
January 23, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
A couple others have had this issue before. I'm still not sure what's causing this (because I haven't password protected any of my products), but we think this is a compatibility issue.
Someone else who had this exact same problem said they tried to download the file using a differnet internet browser and that solved everything. So give that a try.
I wish I could be more helpful on this one. If you try a different browser and it works, please let me know as that will help me better understand how to resolve this issue in the future.
Thanks, and sorry fo the hassle.
Someone else who had this exact same problem said they tried to download the file using a differnet internet browser and that solved everything. So give that a try.
I wish I could be more helpful on this one. If you try a different browser and it works, please let me know as that will help me better understand how to resolve this issue in the future.
Thanks, and sorry fo the hassle.
January 23, 2012
jplunk
In the layout for this lesson plan you mention there are 6 sections to the speech. I would appreciate your input on where you believe the breaks occur and the thoughts make a shift. By the way, awesome lesson and quality materials! Thank you
January 19, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
To be honest, I chose "six" because that's how many spaces fit on the worksheet. You could divide it into four, or five, or six, or ten sections. I think you could correctly group them in several different ways (and my hope is that students DO group them in different ways, so I hesitate to say what I think is the "correct" answer). But for the sake of giving an example, here's ONE way that I might group them:
Paragraphs 1-5: "A Shameful Condition"
OR
* Paragraphs 1-3: "One Hundred Years Later"
* Paragraphs 4-5: "Insufficient Funds"
Paragraphs 6-10: "Inextricably Bound"
OR
* Paragraphs 6-8: "Meeting Physical Force with Soul Force"
* Paragraphs 9-10: "Satisfied?"
Paragraphs 11-12: "Go Back"
OR these two paragraphs could be grouped with the previous group
Paragraphs 13-22: "The Dream"
Paragraphs 23-30: "From Every Mountainside"
This means that there might be a lot more than six sections of the speech. I like to keep it wide open and let the students interpret it and group the paragraphs in any way that makes sense.
Hope this is helpful.
And thank you so much for the feedback. I really appreciate it!
Paragraphs 1-5: "A Shameful Condition"
OR
* Paragraphs 1-3: "One Hundred Years Later"
* Paragraphs 4-5: "Insufficient Funds"
Paragraphs 6-10: "Inextricably Bound"
OR
* Paragraphs 6-8: "Meeting Physical Force with Soul Force"
* Paragraphs 9-10: "Satisfied?"
Paragraphs 11-12: "Go Back"
OR these two paragraphs could be grouped with the previous group
Paragraphs 13-22: "The Dream"
Paragraphs 23-30: "From Every Mountainside"
This means that there might be a lot more than six sections of the speech. I like to keep it wide open and let the students interpret it and group the paragraphs in any way that makes sense.
Hope this is helpful.
And thank you so much for the feedback. I really appreciate it!
January 19, 2012
PLC718 (TpT Seller)
Arik, I was able to open the downloaded Prezi on my school computer (a Mac) but not on my home computer (a PC). I will retry pasting the link provided below on my home computer and see if that works for me.
Pam
Pam
January 10, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
If you're in Google Chrome (or as long as you've got a Flash Player installed) the online version should definitely work.
We've got some kind of weird compatibility problem here. I'll keep trying to figure out what the issue is so we can fix it for the couple of others who are having the same problem, but for the time being, the online version should work just fine.
Sorry again, and good luck. Hopefully it works.
We've got some kind of weird compatibility problem here. I'll keep trying to figure out what the issue is so we can fix it for the couple of others who are having the same problem, but for the time being, the online version should work just fine.
Sorry again, and good luck. Hopefully it works.
January 10, 2012
jd521114
Cant open the prezi. It says it needs a password to fully download.
January 9, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
I finally realized that the easiest way to fix this is to just let you view the original presentation on prezi.com. So I've changed the permissions and made it "public" so you can just view it online or download a copy straight from prezi.com.
Here's the link:
http://prezi.com/oguz-fhrmtck/dissecting-the-dream/
Hopefully that works for you.
Here's the link:
http://prezi.com/oguz-fhrmtck/dissecting-the-dream/
Hopefully that works for you.
January 9, 2012
vonchecke
Looks great but when trying to extract all from Prezi folder it asks for a password. Can you help?
January 9, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
Someone else had this issue with a PREZI before. We found that it was a browser compatibility issue. Did you download the file using Internet Explorer? If not, try that and then get back to me. (arikdurfee58@yahoo.com)
January 9, 2012
PLC718 (TpT Seller)
I have used Prezi on the web before and I have Adobe Flash installed in Chrome. When I click on the file that was extracted from the zipped download, I can't seem to open it. Flash comes up on my desktop and says to check my internet connection or look in help. The help file just tells what version is running and I am connected to the internet. I appreciate that this is a free product and it's not your job to troubleshoot my computer issues but if you have any quick advice, it would be appreciated.
Pam
Pam
January 8, 2012
Arik Durfee (TpT Seller)
I had to think about this one for a minute, but I think I might understand what's going on. Google Chrome incorporates Flash into its own system. So any website that takes Flash (like Prezi.com) will work as long as you're in Chrome EVEN IF you don't have an updated Flash player installed on your computer. My guess is that you just need to download and install the newest version of Flash.
Here's a link:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Try that out and see if it works. If you wouldn't mind, I'd love to hear back from you after you try this, either on this forum or at my email, arikdurfee58@yahoo.com. I just want to make sure I understand the issue and how to fix it so I can help anyone else who might run onto the same problem.
Thanks, and sorry for the hastle!
UPDATE:
I finally realized that the easiest way to fix this is to just let you view the original presentation on prezi.com. So I've changed the permissions and made it "public" so you can just view it online or download a copy straight from prezi.com.
Here's the link:
http://prezi.com/oguz-fhrmtck/dissecting-the-dream/
Hopefully that works for you.
Here's a link:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Try that out and see if it works. If you wouldn't mind, I'd love to hear back from you after you try this, either on this forum or at my email, arikdurfee58@yahoo.com. I just want to make sure I understand the issue and how to fix it so I can help anyone else who might run onto the same problem.
Thanks, and sorry for the hastle!
UPDATE:
I finally realized that the easiest way to fix this is to just let you view the original presentation on prezi.com. So I've changed the permissions and made it "public" so you can just view it online or download a copy straight from prezi.com.
Here's the link:
http://prezi.com/oguz-fhrmtck/dissecting-the-dream/
Hopefully that works for you.
January 9, 2012
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