Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream

Experiences T-Chart

As you listen, please add notes in the two columns.

Language Identification

Listen closely and check off each phrase as you hear it.

• a dream that one day this nation will rise up
• You knew you were at a moment of American history.
• August 28, 1963, which is one of the most exhilarating
• It was said 3/4 of the audience was African American
• He had that ability to raise his audience.
• one of eight students who studied under Dr. King.
• pictures of us holding hands and singing "We Shall Overcome."
• This was the rationale, why is there a Civil Rights
• will not be judged by the color of their skin
• we wanted to be involved in this.

Fill in the Blank

As you listen to the story, fill in the blank in each sentence below with the word or phrase that fits best.

• It is a dream deeply rooted in the .
• We are standing on the very top steps of the Lincoln Memorial, remembering August 28, 1963, which is one of the most days of our life.
• At the time of the March on Washington, Bond had recently helped found the Student Coordinating Committee or SNCC.
• I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of , sweltering with the heat of oppression, be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
• Bond says thanks to that , we've come a long way toward making Dr. King's dream come true.