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Lesson Plan January 15 2024

Lesson plan: Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech as a work of literature

Students will study Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and discuss the literary influences on King's speech
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Lesson Plan January 15 2024

Lesson plan: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech as visual text

Examine why the speech was a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement through a visual drawing or illustration
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Student Voices June 20 2021

High school senior delivers "Class of COVID" graduation speech
Editor's note: Anne Laurie Pierre is one of three students from Massachusetts profiled in " …
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Lesson Plan January 18 2021

Lesson plan: History of presidential inaugurations and how to plan your own ceremony

Plan an inaugural ceremony fit for the moment
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Lesson Plan January 15 2021

Lesson plan: Write your own presidential inauguration speech

Learn about the importance of inaugural addresses in U.S. civic life, then write your own
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Lesson Plan August 28 2020

Lesson plan: Music and speeches at the March on Washington

Examine the words and art of individuals who helped lead the March on Washington
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Lesson Plan January 13 2016

State of the Union: Comparing Obama's 'Four Big Questions' to FDR's 'Four Freedoms' speech
Analyze the "Four Big Questions" in President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address and reflect on what they say about the present when compared to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" State of the Union Address.
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Daily Video January 13 2016

In final State of the Union, Obama calls for end to anti-Muslim rhetoric
In his 2016 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama addressed recent rhetoric targeting people's race or religion.

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