Another great session for Huan! He is on a steady roll with his open communication using the letter board. His fluency on the board also improves every week! Here is the lesson on Martin Luther King's, I have a dream speech. I read an abridged version of the speech aloud to Huan and then asked the following questions. I did not tell Huan who wrote the speech or what it was about before I read it to him. What does abridged mean? SHORTEN Do you know who gave this speech? MARTIN LUTHER KING What is this speech about? CIVIL RIGHTS What does manacles mean? HANDCUFFS What does poverty mean? NOT MONEY What does discrimination mean? NOT EQUAL TREATMENT "Five score years ago," the opening phrase of King's speech, is an allusion to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Why was this an appropriate and strong way for King to begin his speech? "Before you answer this question, can you tell me how many years are in a score?" TWENTY....."So how many years is five score?"....HUNDRED.... (in reference to the question above) IT WAS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT RIGHTS FOR BLACK PEOPLE! One hundred years later, what did King feel was still "crippling" black people? DISCRIMINATION "I Have a Dream" was a persuasive speech meant to convey to King's audience the need for change and encourage them to work for federal legislation to help end racial discrimination. If you had been in the crowd that day, do you think you would have been moved by King's speech? Why or why not? I WOULD HAVE FELT REMORSEFUL FOR BLACK PEOPLE. Has discrimination ever affected your life? I WAS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST LIKE BLACK PEOPLE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO TALK. "how were you treated?" I WAS TREATED LIKE I WAS STUPID. (heartbreaking....) What is your dream? Is there something within your world that you would like to see changed or improved upon? MY DREAM IS UNDERSTANDING FOR ALL PEOPLE NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE OR WHAT COLOR THEIR SKIN IS. *Such great work today!!! Huan continues to amaze me with his huge heart and compassion for others! Will you post the video again and send the link to me? Ly, thanks for the instruction on this! After some playing with it this weekend, I was finally able to get a video up on youtube!!! Elizabeth |
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