Students will be able to describe the lives and beliefs of these 1960s national figures.
Students will write and deliver a speech.
Students will analyze the past and its bearing on the future.
Students will think about change over time.
More about this lesson plan:
Materials Needed: Pencils, Paper, Note cards
Text of these speeches:
John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address
I Have a Dream, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Presidential Inaugurals Select "U.S. Inaugurals" in the Reference drop-down menu. (Columbia University Bartleby Library)
Great Speeches (The History Channel)
Source: © Michigan.gov
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