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Express Yourself Lesson Seed 14: Dedication ActivityExpress Yourself Lesson Seed 14: Dedication Activity
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Express Yourself Lesson Seed 14: Dedication

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Connect Martin Luther King Jr's famous speech, "I Have a Dream," to The Cay by Theodore Taylor. Taylor refers to the speech in his dedication, which creates a natural segue into talking about the speech and how it relates to the novel. After reading the speech, class members find and compare details and ideas from the two texts and use these to respond to a writing prompt.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

the cay, theodore taylor, compare and contrast, i have a dream speech, martin luther king jr.

Additional Tags

the cay, theodore taylor, i have a dream, compare, contrast, dedication, english language arts

Pros

  • Includes a sample graphic organizer and an excerpt of the speech
  • Brings together two texts to develop a stronger understanding of the purpose of a dedication as well as the texts themselves

Cons

  • The word draft is written through each page; you will need to transfer the graphic organizer to another document before printing or create your own version

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.9 RL.6.10 RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.6.6 RI.6.10 W.6.10 SL.6.1.a SL.6.1.b SL.6.1.c SL.6.1.d L.6.2.a L.6.2.b

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