“I Have a Dream” Assignment Speech/Collage/Research “Dream no small dreams for they have the power to move the hearts of men.” ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe This assignment contains four aspects: Overview: Creation of a collage Written piece of your own idea of an aspect of the addressing an issue in society in “American Dream” the format of format Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech An annotated Bibliography of the sources used in researching your chosen issue Presentation of the speech, approximately 4 minutes Collage Instructions (25pts-submitted with portfolio): A collage is a multi-dimensional compilation of random pictures, photographs, or other images that tell a story. In this assignment, the story you want to tell is your dream for changes that address an issue in society. What is a change that you feel would make society a better place? You should use some of our journals and other class discussions as ideas for topics. (See the Annotated Bibliography Section of this handout for more on topic ideas.) You may choose pictures from magazines, newspapers, personal photographs, COLOR computer generated images, drawings, etc. in the completion of this assignment. The following elements should be included in your collage: Creative, eye-catching display of ideas using NO LESS than 8 images Full coverage of the background paper Neatness and obvious care in creation Speech Instructions (80pts): Like the collage, the speech should also convey your ideas for changes in society. This component requires the expression of your ideas in a written format. Use the handout of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a revise it to fit your own ideas. Your research will be used to fill in Dream” speech and SPECIFIC details/examples of the existence of the issue you are focusing on, just as King did. You MAY expand your speech, BUT you must follow the following template: I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream. I have a dream that one day ____________________(state your general dream)________________
“I Have a Dream” Assignment Speech/Collage/Research “Dream no small dreams for they have the power to move the hearts of men.” ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Overview: This assignment contains four aspects: Creation of a collage Written piece of your own idea of an aspect of the “American Dream” addressing an issue in society in the format of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech format An annotated Bibliography of the sources used in researching your chosen issue Presentation of the speech, approximately 4 minutes Collage Instructions (25pts-submitted with portfolio): A collage is a multi-dimensional compilation of random pictures, photographs, or other images that tell a story. In this assignment, the story you want to tell is your dream for changes that address an issue in society. What is a change that you feel would make society a better place? You should use some of our journals and other class discussions as ideas for topics. (See the Annotated Bibliography Section of this handout for more on topic ideas.) You may choose pictures from magazines, newspapers, personal photographs, COLOR computer generated images, drawings, etc. in the completion of this assignment. The following elements should be included in your collage: Creative, eye-catching display of ideas using NO LESS than 8 images Full coverage of the background paper Neatness and obvious care in creation Speech Instructions (80pts): Like the collage, the speech should also convey your ideas for changes in society. This component requires the expression of your ideas in a written format. Use the handout of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and revise it to fit your own ideas. Your research will be used to fill in SPECIFIC details/examples of the existence of the issue you are focusing on, just as King did. You MAY expand your speech, BUT you must follow the following template: I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream. I have a dream that one day ____________________(state your general dream)________________