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 * A Brief Introduction to Martin Luther King and His Dream**

This page is designed to explore the Life of Martin Luther King and his role in the Civil Rights movement. The assignment will begin with a series of teacher-directed assignments, followed by student-generated links, posts and responses to foster an interactive learning community.

__**I. Martin Luther King: Biographical Sketch**__


 * A.** Watch the [|Martin Luther King Biography (PowerPoint)]. On the discussion board, list at least one thing you didn't already know about Dr. King and react to it with your personal feelings.


 * B.** Explore the [|Interactive Timeline of the Life of Martin Luther King]. Spend some time exploring video, audio and text links within the timeline. On the discussion board, react to at least one text, one video, and one audio link you explore. Your reaction should demonstrate what you learned from the experience and how what you learned is relevant in today's society. Alternatively, you may discuss how you can personally apply what you learned.


 * C.** In the area provided at the bottom of this page, each student should find at least one more hypermedia resource online about the life of Dr King and post the link for other students to examine and post a reaction. Each link should include your name and a brief description of the contents of the link. Your instructor has provided the first posted link and description as an example.


 * D.** Explore the links provided by your classmates. Post comments to the discussion board //**on at least three**// of the posted links. Include reactions to the material and any new knowledge you gained.


 * __II. "I have a Dream": Speech Content Analysis__**


 * A.** Read the printed text of King's [|"I Have A Dream"] speech. On the message board, post a brief reaction in which you analyze King's purpose and meaning in this speech. Is the message still relevant today? Respond to posts of at least three other classmates. Secondly, follow several of the hyperlinks at the bottom of the speech text that are of interest to you and report back to the discussion board of the new knowledge you gained. Feel free to continue exploring, even if it takes you several pages deeper than the original page.


 * B.** Listen to the audio of King's [|"I Have a Dream"] speech. Pay special attention to //inflection, tone, passion,//and //pace//. How does the delivery King uses make a difference based on your reading of the text and now your listening to it? Post additional comments on delivery technique and it's effect on the way the speech is received by the listener. Secondly, comment on your greater understanding of the speech now that you've had a chance to hear it. Respond to the posts of several other classmates.


 * C.** Watch the [|"I Have A Dream" video]. Pay special attention to //nonverbal communication// used by King. How is the effectiveness of his speech enchanced or even dependent on these nonverbal actions? Look especially at facial expressions, hand gestures and other body movement. Post your thoughts to the message board and comment on several other posts.


 * D.** Now that you have read the text, heard the audio and seen the video, post your thoughts on the relevancy of the speech today and how your perception changed as you went from text to audio to video. Summarize this portion of the unit by answering the question, "Is King's dream alive today?" and comment on several other posts.

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**__//ADDITIONAL MARTIN LUTHER KING LINKS POSTED BY THE CLASS://__**
= = ====[|**Martin Luther King National Park Site**] **:** This is the official site of the Martin Luther King National Historic Park maintained by the US Parks Service. Located in Georgia, it includes King's birth home, a visitor's center and much more. The site also contains biographical information on King.and links to many other useful MLK sites. POSTED BY: Mr. Pittman====
 * EXAMPLE POST FROM THE TEACHER (Students: follow this model and post your links below it):**

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