Unit3 Fairness For All
3. he wanted his dream to become the dream of the whole nation.
task two: understand reading in the whole context
t: the reading passage is an extract of the speech, and it is the last part of the whole speech. look at the major structure of the whole speech and find out why the dream should be realized.
t: look at the structure and find the main idea of each part.
part one the situation of black people doesn't live up to the dream of american ideal—men are created equal.
part two it is important and urgent for america to give true liberty and freedom to the black people if america wants to march to greater heights.
part three martin calls on the black people to fight for their civil rights using proper ways.
part four he expresses his strong hope that me black people and the white people will enjoy equal rights,freedom and liberty.
task three: arouse imagination and resonance
t: imagine what kind of life the black people were leading, using the following questions and your former knowledge as a clue. you can imagine and show sympathy on the black people by using mind-map strategy.
1. why were the black people called second-class citizens?
2. why were the black people not allowed to sit in the same classroom with the white students? how could they receive education?
3. why did the black people have to sit at the back of the bus?
4. in what way can the black people share equal rights with the white people?
answers:
i. politically. they didn't have rights to vote and economically, they were poor and live in slums.
2. they were not allowed to mix with the white students and they had to go to far-away schools which were intended only to the black students.
3. the black people were looked down upon and they were not allowed to mix with the white people.
4. they should change the white people's attitude toward them. but first of all, they should show their determination and unite as a whole to win the war.
step iv reading
task one: build the schema chart
t: the speech can be divided into three parts. read the speech quickly and generalize the main idea of each part.
sample chart:
title
part l
part 2
part 3
answer:
title i have a dream
part 1
martin described a picture of his dream.he used the words(creed of equality,brotherhood,oasis of freedom and justice,sisters and brothers) to strengthen its vivid description.
part 2
martin expressed his hope to see equality,freedom and liberation nationwide.