Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
developed by Barbara Motylinski
Activity #1
a. Please review sign vocabulary terms below and view the story. Use the map below to show where Martin Luther King, Jr. was born.
b. Make connections with vocabulary terms when viewing the videotext below.
c. After you do the vocabulary sentences, answer the questions here.
BILINGUAL VOCABULARY STUDY
a person who likes to read books and who spends a lot of time reading and studying
bookworm, reader, scholar, thinker
minister in the Christian church
minister, reverend, pastor, preacher
to talk with, engage, having an interactive conversation
chat, conversation, interact, heart-to-heart
system or set of rules made by the government of a town, state, country, etc.
legislation, statue, order, constitution, requirement, ruling
a state in which there is no war or fighting
peace, friendship, love, reconciliation, unity
the power or ability lead other people
leadership, influence, direction, power, skill
a spoken or signed expression of ideas, opinions, etc., that is made by someone who is speaking in front of a group of people
speech, presentation, lecture, oration
the power to do what you want to do,
the ability to move or act freely
freedom, autonomy, democracy, privilege, citizenship
**see video here
people looked up and listened
people turned heads, people watched and listen
c. 1. Review the vocabulary #1-4 (below).
#1.
protest, demonstration, march, picket
#2.
#3.
opposite?
a law that now allows groups of people to interact, mingle, socialize in public places
restaurants
water fountain
baseball, football, and any sports events
train, buses or any transportation
theatre
schools, colleges, universities
#4.
Activity #2
Create ASL Acrostic Poetry on the word, DREAM. Use the handshape that represents each of the letters, D-R-E-A-M. See gif below as an example and the list of signs/words to give you a better idea.
ASL Acrostic Poetry example
You can click on the following links to give you ideas for each of the handshapes:
D = DREAM, DAY, LONG, FINALLY (PAH), MEET, TELL, DIFFERENT, GO, COME, FOR.
E = EMERGENCY, CLASH (can be more of C-E), BITING NAILS, ELEVATOR, ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT
A = TOGETHER, TRY, ASSERTIVE, SORRY, ANY, OTHER, CHALLENGE, REMEMBER, ATTITUDE
M = (can alternate the handshape a bit) COLLABORATION, MEMORY, CONTENT, COMMUNITY
****Make sure your selection of handshapes makes sense in your acrostic poetry.****
Activity #3
View the videotext on "I Have A Dream" in ASL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUmdM965Si8&t=3s) and answer the following questions below.
How many years ago was the march?
1 score = 20 years. So how many years is "5 score years ago" from 1963?
What was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863?
Between 1863 to 1963, what problems mentioned in the speech did Black and minority people faced?
What are three unalienable rights mentioned in this speech that was declared by Founding Fathers that the Blacks are not having at that time?
Identify three visions from "I Have A Dream" speech.