Martin+Luther+King+-+Found+Poem+Resources

//**Writing a Found Poem Based on the Obituary of Martin Luther King, Jr.**//
 * The Dream Continued**

Review the [|Academic Content Standards] related to this lesson.
 * Overview of Lesson Plan:**In this lesson, students explore the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words forty years after his death by creating found poems based on his 1968 obituary published in The New York Times.

Please begin by finding out what constitutes a FOUND POEM.

Martin Luther King's Obituary

Martin Luther King Jr.: Leader of Millions in Nonviolent Drive for Racial Justice
@http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20080118friday.html


 * 1) Begin by reading the article and choosing a theme, such as civil rights leader, minister, non-violence, boycott, Dr. King's teachings, Dr. King's legacy, freedom, race or discrimination.
 * 2) Copy and Paste the article into your document with a proper Easy Bib citation:
 * 3) Highlight words and phrases that evoke feelings or offer viewpoints related to your respective themes.
 * 4) You should choose proper nouns (people or places), adjectives, adverbs, exclamations, sentence fragments and complete phrases, as appropriate.
 * 5) **Remember that ALL words you use in your poems must come from the article, including conjunctions, prepositions, articles, etc.
 * 6) After about ten minutes, arrange, mix up, and re-order their words to create your poems.
 * 7) You may repeat any of your words or phrases to add richness and create greater impact.
 * 8) I challenge you to experiment with line breaks, repetition, alliteration and assonance.
 * 9) How few or how many words do you need to evoke the feelings they intend?
 * 10) Create a title for your poem, also using words taken directly from the article.