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Exploring the Power of Martin Luther King, Jr.?s Words through Diamante Poetry

Encourage your students to explore the ways that powerful and passionate words communicate the concepts of freedom, justice, discrimination, and the American Dream in Martin Luther King, Jr.?s “I Have a Dream” speech by paying attention to the details of King’s speech as they read and as they gather words to use in their own original poems.

Free to Dream Poetry

Read and respond to the poetry of Langston Hughes then write original poems using Crayola? Gel Markers.

Ho Ho Poetry

In this lesson, students read about the sights and sounds of a Las Vegas Christmas. They then use words and phrases taken from articles in today?s New York Times to create holiday-themed ?found poems

Create Poetry from First-Person Testimony

Students turn diary and journal entries and the recorded testimony of people who witnessed the Holocaust into eloquent poetry. This is a lesson in the power of words.

Exploring the Power of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Words through Diamante Poetry

Students read, listen to, or view King’s speech and pay close attention to his word use and use of literary devices. They analyze King’s definitions of freedom, justice, discrimination, and dreams as demonstrated by the details in his speech.