Due: Feb. 4th
Memorize this poem and recite it to your teacher.
(Optional presentation for an exceeds score: recite it in front of the class)
Second Piece of the Assignment:
In addition to reciting the poem, you need to create a piece of art and/or write a short description of what the poem means to you! The art should look like a 4th or 5th grader put time and effort into it. - Or - The paragraph should have a topic sentence with several supporting details.
Have FUN!
Martin Luther King Jr.
Author Unknown
When I was little, I wanted to be
A speaker against prejudice and hating
My dad told me of a man of ground breaking
He spoke of equality for you and me
This man would bring people together
Of every creed and color
He tried to teach us to live with each other
Side by side with toleration as brothers
He did not expect us to live in bliss
But with respect and without malice
He had a dream so strong and true
He had a dream for me and you
His life was short and not so perfect
He was a simple man and a born sinner
A master of words and a deal spinner
But he was a model, a man to respect
His life was cut too short one day
By a man filled with fear and hate
If they were both alive here today
He would wipe the slate clean and pray
The good in his heart
Has lived on today
It shows when we show
Respect for each other
We hear of Equality, Peace, and Love
These can all be linked
To that man who had a dream
To let freedom ring
His dream lives on today
