Dr.+Martin+Luther+King,+Jr.


 * Thursday**

Journal Entry: What does the Dr. King quote, found on this wiki's homepage, mean to you?

On Monday, January 18th, we will be honouring Martin Luther King, Jr. in class by watching his famous speech, discussing the speech and completing various exercises in regards to it. Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. Last July I visited the National Civil Rights museum while attending the Laptop Institute in Memphis. You may visit the National Civil Rights Museum yourself by clicking [|here.]

You may read read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s biography [|here]. This will allow you a closer look at the man we will be studying over the next few days.


 * Your assignment:

To help you gain a better understanding of Dr. King's background, I want you to complete this** [|**quiz**]**. Please answer the questions in sentence form AND RECORD THE ANSWERS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK. This information will be used over the next few days as we take a closer look at Dr. King.**

Follow up:

Read Dr. King's [|speech]. Then, write a 1-2 paragraph journal entry explaining what this speech means to you. When writing, consider the historical impact of the speech, the power of the words and how it made you think and feel as you read it.


 * __End of Thursday's assignment__**


 * Friday's Journal entry:**

// **"The greatest sin of our time is not the few who have destroyed but the vast majority who sat idly by."- Martin Luther King, Jr.** //

In your journal, please write your thoughts on the quote above from Dr. King.

Well, your first assignment is to complete the quiz questions from yesterday (see above) regarding Dr.King to help find out a bit about him.

Then I want you to complete the following: 1. Read Dr. King's [|speech]. Find seven words about which you are unsure and look up their meanings. Write the definitions.

2. In the second paragraph, King says that, "the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination."
 * These words bring up strong images of slavery. Why would this be an effective method of moving his audience?
 * What inference was King making about the progress of African Americans to enter the mainstream of American life in the one hundred years which followed the end of slavery?

3. Find an example of a simile and a metaphor in Dr. King's speech. Also, what is an anaphora? Is there an example of this figure of speech in Dr. King's speech? Find 2 other examples of anaphoras.

4. List at least two possible effects upon King's audience of repeating the phrase, "I have a dream."

5. Nearly every line of King's speech is filled with powerful images, or "mental pictures," many created by using figures of speech. Images help audiences to feel what speakers/writers want them to feel, help them remember what they have read or heard, and help them understand difficult material. Write a well-developed paragraph telling which of King's images you find most powerful and appealing and explain why this image had meaning for you.

6. Write a summary of King's "dream" in your own words. Refer to the powers of "imagery" that Dr. King used in his speech.


 * __End of Friday's assignment__**

On Monday, January 19th, we will be honouring Martin Luther King, Jr. in class by watching his famous speech, discussing the speech and completing various exercises in regards to it. Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. In July of this year, I will be visiting the site of Dr. King's assassination while attending the Laptop Institute in Memphis. You may visit the National Civil Rights Museum by clicking [|here.]

You may read read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s biography [|here]. This will allow you a closer look at the man we will be studying over the next few days.

Your assignment:

To help you gain a better understanding of Dr. King's background, I want you to complete this [|quiz]. Please answer the questions in sentence form using a Word document format. This document will be used over the next few days as we take a closer look at Dr. King.

Follow up:

Read Dr. King's [|speech]. Then, write a 1-2 paragraph journal entry explaining what this speech means to you. When writing, consider the historical impact of the speech, the power of the words and how it made you think and feel as you read it.