Martin Luther King Jr. used peaceful ways like speeches and demonstrations to combat racism. His message of nonviolence and his dream that people would be judged not by the color of their skin but by their character had a great influence. Though he was tragically murdered, his vision and message helped racial discrimination become unlawful and his dreams of equality largely came true.
Martin Luther King Jr. used peaceful ways like speeches and demonstrations to combat racism. His message of nonviolence and his dream that people would be judged not by the color of their skin but by their character had a great influence. Though he was tragically murdered, his vision and message helped racial discrimination become unlawful and his dreams of equality largely came true.
Martin Luther King Jr. used peaceful ways like speeches and demonstrations to combat racism. His message of nonviolence and his dream that people would be judged not by the color of their skin but by their character had a great influence. Though he was tragically murdered, his vision and message helped racial discrimination become unlawful and his dreams of equality largely came true.
: 2nd year AS/L.Ph /F.L unit : Peace And Conflict Resolutions
Sequence two: Reading and Writing
By the end of the sequence students will be able to:
Recognize human rights importance Appreciate peaceful ways of settling issues Be aware of the influence of oratorical style Discuss and identify sources of conflict
tim Steps Input- output Aims
e Watch the video then do the following tasks Warm-up
*The video shows a leader’s
-dialogue -speech - report *How did you feel when listening to it? Motivated _influenced _ inspired (answers may vary) *how many times the phrase “I have a dream” was repeated? Accuracy is not required just to draw student’s attention
Read the text then do the tasks bellow
Presentation (reading)
Are these statements true/ false
a) Black Americans were deprived from their human rights true b) M.L.K called for separation and violence false c) Slaves and their owners were able to sit together formerly false. d) Discrimination hinders development true Answer the following questions: a) What did M.L.K use for combating racism ? He used peaceful ways like leading manifestations and speeches b) Did his dreams come true? Yes they did. Black Americans can vote discrimination is forbidden c) What makes his speech effective? Oratory style TT explains further that it is a style related to speeches given to an assembly intended to persuade ( its featured by the repetition of words and diction, performance and word choice ) Find in the text the synonym of Speech= address homage= memory Intense dislike =hatred fight = combat
Fill the blank with words from this list
Production (post reading )
Nonviolence /unlawful/dreamt/Nobel/qualities/ murdered/ color /
discrimination
Martin Luther King dreamt that all inhabitants of the US would
be judged by their personal qualities and not by the color of their skin. He adhered to Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence. . In 1955 he began his struggle to persuade the US Government to declare the policy of racial discrimination in the southern states unlawful. In1964 he had received Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent campaign against racism. Four years later he was murdered by a white racist