1. Eulogy for the Martyred Children

2. Turn & Talk:
What do you think caused this tragedy? Use evidence to support your theory !

3. Background information: what really happened

4. Eulogy for the martyred Children
What is a martyr? Does it have a positive or negative connotation?
What is a eulogy?
Eulogy for the martyred Children
We know the literal definition of this from the video that children were killed in this horrible act. What is the figurative meaning of this word?

5. Eulogy for the Martyred children speech
1st read:
What does it SAY?
Read the speech to understand.
You may underline things you feel are important or powerful.

6. Eulogy for the Martyred children speech
What does it MEAN?
Reread the speech to look for things that are positive and things that are negative. Tally them. What do you notice?
What was MLK’s purpose for writing this speech?
2nd read:
(Part 1)

7. Eulogy for the Martyred children speech
2nd read:
(Part 2)
What does it MEAN?
Go back and circle the metaphors.
Which one do you think is the most powerful metaphor?
What images do they evoke? What is the purpose of these metaphors?

8. Eulogy for the Martyred children speech
What does it MATTER?
What makes this speech powerful?
Choose TWO metaphors
Paraphrase them
Explain their meaning
Evaluate word choice
3rd read:

9. Summary Question 1:
What components of this speech make it worthy of being called “powerful”? Support your claim with evidence.

10. What effect do the metaphors have on the meaning of the speech?
Summary Question 2:
What effect do the metaphors have on the meaning of the speech?