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List of the Week: Figurative Language in MLK's "I Have a Dream"
Tue Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2013
Get ready for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington by learning Vocabulary Lists based on the speech Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered that day: "Martin Luther King, Jr. 'I have a dream' speech" and "Figurative Language in King's "I have a dream" speech."
Teachers: Enhance your students' understanding of King's historic speech with this Meaningful Metaphors worksheet (borrowed from our sister site The Visual Thesaurus) on how King's word choices helped him craft metaphors so powerful they are still with us 50 years later.
Looking for more King vocabulary? Check out this additional Vocabulary List, "Martin Luther King Letter From Birmingham Jail."
