January 2023 MLK I Have a Dreamvv

". . . in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation."

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Historic document ending slavery signed by President Abraham Lincoln

• Famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg

• Document that guaranteed American citizens their unalienable rights

• Document found in the Bible that Martin Luther King alludes to

". . . to millions of Negros slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice."

What is the definition of SEARED?

• Scorch the surface with intense heat

• to guide with a bright light

• to lay around for a long time

• to have light after a very dark period

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope. . . "

What does beacon mean?

• symbol of light; something that guides you

• lack of money or material possessions

• state of being barred from your country

• place where the boat crashes

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

". . . the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation. ."

What are manacles?

• holding someone's hands or ankles

• money denied to African Americans

• slavery term for the work they performed

• checks not cashed by Americans

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

". . . the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in midst of vast ocean of material prosperity."

What is poverty?

• lack of money or material possessions

• abundance and wealth found in America

• not allowed in their native country

• being afraid to confront the truth

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

". . . finds himself in exile in his own land".

What does exile mean?

• state of being barred from one's country- usually for political reasons

• suffer from being forced to stay in unpleasant situation

• a person who designs a home, building or structure

• not enough of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

". . . one hundred years later, the negro still languished in the corners of American society. . ."

What does LANGUISHED mean?

• Suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation

• a person who is qualified to design buildings and to plan and supervise their construction.

• the state of being barred from one's native country,

• to overstay your welcome

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence,. . . "

What is an architect?

•  person who is qualified to design buildings and to plan and supervise their construction.

• fail to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a court of law.

• a policy of gradual reform rather than sudden change or revolution

• someone who is revolutionary in their ideas

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed their unalienable rights. . . "

Define unalienable rights

• Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• a policy of gradual reform rather than sudden change or revolution

• the status of a checking account that does not have enough money to cover all transactions.

• a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked "insufficient funds".

What does insufficient mean?

• Not enough

• barely enough to cover

• unavailable at this time

• in the order of time

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4