Unit 14 A freedom fighter Martin Luther King,JR

History is indeed made up of significant( 意 义深远 ) events which shape our future and outstanding leaders who influence our destiny.( 命运 ) Martin Luther King ‘ s contributions to our history place him in this inimitable( 无与伦比 ) position. In his short life, Martin Luther King was instrumental in helping us realize and rectify( 矫正 ) those unspeakable A Tribute( 颂词 ) to Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. Step Ⅰ Background reading

flaws( 瑕疵 ) which were tarnishing( 玷污 ) the name of America. The events which took place in and around his life were earth shattering, for they represented an America which was hostile( 敌意 ) and quite different from America as we see it today. Thank you Dr. King for being the drum major who was able and ready to lead our nation to greater heights through love and peace.

Step Ⅱ Reading comprehension Part Ⅰ Evaluation( 评价） Task one: Give us the main idea of each paragraph Part Ⅱ Birth, childhood,hobbies,youth and separation of whites and blacks Part Ⅲ Beliefs Part Ⅳ Achievements Part Ⅴ Death

A biography usually contains the followings: birthchildhood hobby youth achievements and success death according to the time order

Timeevents In 1865 In 1929 At the age of 15 In 1948 In 1951 In 1964 In 1965 In 1968 He left college to be a minister in the church. He won an entrance prize to a college in one of the northern states. King was born in Atlanta,Georgia. The slavery was ended. He continued his studies in Philadelphia. King won the Nobel Prize for Peace. A new Civil Rights Act was passed. A new voting Rights Bill became law. King was assassinated. （暗杀） Task two : Filling in the forms

Step Ⅲ Listening and further reading Why did the police take Parks away when she was taking a bus? What kind of ways did King accept to fight for equality ？

Step Ⅳ filling in the gaps Martin Luther King ____ for political rights for black people in the USA. By doing this he ____an example ____ the rest of the world. ____ a boy, he ____ making friends and disliked ____ in any form. At the age of 15, he ____ an entrance prize to a college in one of ______ states, where black people were free to live,study and work ____they wished. But, at this ____, the southern states ____ their laws to continue the _____ of blacks and whites, though slavery was _____ early in Mixed race marriage were ______ by law. Blacks were not ____ to vote in the southern states ____ fought set toAs liked fighting won northern as time passed separation ended forbidden allowedunless

they passed a reading test. King thought it was ____ and necessary for blacks to win ____civil rights by _____ revolution,but by fighting and killing. In 1964,he got the Nobel Prize for ____ and gave the whole of the $54,600 prize to the ____ movement.In the same year a new Civil Rights was passed to _____ blacks equally.In 1965 a new Voting Rights Bill became law. ________, all blacks had the rights to vote. King was ______on April 4 th,1968, because he made many____in the black liberation movement. right equal peaceful Peace freedom treat From then on murdered enemies

On August 28, 1963, after meeting with President John F. Kennedy, Dr. King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd estimated( 估计 ) at 250,000.I Have a Dream What ideas did King want to express?

Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28th, I have a dream

I Have A Dream I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed( 信 条 ): “We hold( 认为 ) these truths to be self-evident( 不言自明 ):that all men are created equal.”

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

My ideas: King was strongly against the racial discrimination. （种族歧视） He thought black people should not be separated but should be treated as equally as white people, and with complete respect. “We hold these truths to be self-evident （不证自明 ): that all men are created equal.”

Step Ⅴ Discussion  Can you give us some examples like Martin Luther King,Jr. who devoted himself to the freedom and human rights? Abraham Lincoln Gandhi Nelson Mandela Albert Einstein

Why didn’t they give up their pursuing( 追求 ) career? Firm Beliefs Sublime Ideas(Aim High) Being Respectful to Others Perseverance( 毅力 )

Martin Luther King,Jr. once said,“Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.”