2.  Prose that deals with real events and people  3 forms include: Biography, essay and speech › Biography (including autobiography) is a narrative of events in someone’s life, ex. “Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass” › Essay is any short prose composition that deals with its subject in a limited way and expresses a particular point of view. › Speeches are generally intended for a specific audience. ex. “Ain’t I a Women” by Sojourner Truth

3. Date of birth:January 15, 1929 Place of birth: Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia, United States United States Date of death:April 4, 1968 (aged 39) Place of death: Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee, United States United States Movement: African-American Civil Rights MovementAfrican-American Civil Rights Movement and Peace movement Peace movement Major organizations: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Notable prizes: Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace Prize (1964) Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977, posthumous) Congressional Gold Medal (2004, posthumous) Presidential Medal of Freedom Congressional Gold Medal Major monuments: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (planned) Alma mater: Morehouse College Crozer Theological Seminary Boston University "I Have a Dream" Speech

4.  How did MLK Jr. persuade his listeners?  Was his voice passive in tone or was it loud and clear?  What kind of body language did he present?  How fast was he talking?  Did he have a pitch to his voice?  Did he pause during his speech?

5.  Body Language – posture is important…stand up straight and it is completely acceptable to talk with your hands  Pronunciation – it is very important to annunciate each word and to avoid using slang and saying “you know”  Pitch – refers to the highs and lows of your voice tone  Speed – don’t talk to fast and don’t talk to slow  Pauses – uses pauses in your speech to emphasize certain important points…this is critical  Variance – example – starting your speech with a slow, low tone to emphasize what your saying, then switch to a more rapid, higher tone to hammer home your main point of the speech  Volume – very important….don’t scream all the way through it and don’t talk too quietly. Apply changes to your volume to reflect different main points of your speech

6.  After seeing and hearing MLK Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, you will now rewrite the speech to reflect today’s society.  I want you to reflect on different situations that are occurring today in America and what you think MLK Jr. would say about them.