Reading I Have a Dream

Fast-reading:Try to find these times 1929 1955 1963 1964 1965 1968 King was born led the boycott of a bus company gave the speech “I have a dream” King received the Nobel Peace Prize Civil Rights Act was passed A new Voting Rights Bill became law King was murdered

1. Martin Luther King, Jr went to university when he was eighteen. Careful reading: 1)T or F 1. Martin Luther King, Jr went to university when he was eighteen. 2.Black people refused to take buses for more than 18 months. 3.Black girls could not marry white boys. 4.Rose Parks was arrested for hitting a white boy. 5. The Civil Rights Act was passed in1965.

the background of the speech 2)Main idea of each paragraph Paragraph Main Idea the background of the speech King’s action against racial discrimination the famous speech “I have a dream” Martin Luther King’s message King’s death King’s success King’s opinion Rosa Parks’ event 2 6 1 3 8 7 4 5

Para.2 Why did Martin Luther King fight for civil rights for black people?

Reasons shops schools restaurants hospitals buses/trains mixed- race marriages forbidden no right to vote Reasons separation of blacks and whites shops schools restaurants hospitals buses/trains

Para 3: What’s King’s message? Para 4: How did he achieve his civil rights?

1965, a new voting Rights Bill became law    Para.7 What success did he get by such peaceful actions? 1964, he received the Nobel Peace Prize and a new Civil Rights Act was passed 1965, a new voting Rights Bill became law

Post-reading: Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks Martin Luther King,Jr was born in Atlanta on January 15,1929.When he was 15,he went to __________.In 1955,he organized his first action—a _________of the bus company,and this case gave him __________ ___________.He led many _____________ _____________ against ________ _____________.In 1963,he gave his famous speech “I Have a Dream” during the March on Washington DC,which __________ the people of all ________ to __________ ___________ __________.The following year,he received the Nobel Prize for _________.Martin Luther King was __________ in 1968. university boycott national attention non-violent demonstrations racial discrimination inspired races fight for equality Peace murdered

Retell the text according to time order.