Alternative Tasks

5. Write and deliver a 1930's speech as an oral presentation.

Familiarize yourself with the famous speech "I Have a Dream" by the civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. given on August 28, 1963. Write your own "I Have A Dream" speech to an audience back in the 1930's. You can explore other Websites to have an overall picture of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. There are also links available which will provide you with information on the Great Depression.

"I Have a Dream Speech"

The Martin Luther King Jr. Directory and Papers Project at Stanford University

6. Write an editorial as an expository essay.

After a Web search activity, write an editorial essay following the problem-solution format on the prejudice and discrimination existing between the southern Blacks and Whites during the 1930's in the South, referring to events in the novel and events researched on the Web.

National Civil Rights Museum Virtual Tour

URL: http://www.mecca.org/~crights/cyber.html with links to other pages at the same site.