The title of this post is for good reason. Check out info on a song by U2 that is particularly significant. You can also click here to view the lyrics.We have not had any class time to go over possible blog posts or follow up on past blog posts, but I want to make sure I keep up with it. We will be having a good amount of work in the coming weeks with wrapping up To Kill a Mockingbird and starting our poetry unit. One thing we will examine at the end of the month is Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
We will watch the speech in class and will discuss not only its historical relevance, but the important anniversary of the assasination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in April of this year.
Some important things to think about with the three day weekend approaching is:
How does Martin Luther King's message and goal in his speech relate to the speech Atticus gives in the closing arguement of the trial?
What was particulary effective about King's speaking techniques? Some people are saying the same things about Barak Obama's motivating speeches on the campagin trail.
Martin Luther King stood for something that organizations like the Black Panthers did not. What do you think was different about his leadership compared to other social leaders?
If you post something that is thoughtful, concise and reflective, it may be worth one point on your second quarter average!
Post away!
1 comment:
Wow this is really ironic because I was listening to this song on my iPod on the way home from school today. It shows how non-violence is the best way to acheieve major goals--as exhibited by Martin Luther King Jr. Although the song is mostly about him, Bono wrote in some of the earlier verses about various others who had strong believes that they shared with others without violence. For example:
"One man betrayed with a kiss"
refers to Jesus.
Obviously the last two lines are strictly about MLK and personally, the best lines are
"Free at last, they took your life
But they could not take your pride"
I found something that said since the opening line to that verse is
"Early morning, April 4 a shot rings out in the memphis sky" and MLK was shot in the evening, Bono sometimes says "Early evening..." in concerts.
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