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Make Peace Working With Words

The document contains a poem about Martin Luther King Jr. that describes his work to end segregation and discrimination through non-violence and his dream of realizing equality and freedom for all people. It is followed by a list of words related to peace and war and incomplete sentences from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be completed with words from the list. The document concludes with questions about the poem and Martin Luther King Jr.

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Make Peace Working With Words

The document contains a poem about Martin Luther King Jr. that describes his work to end segregation and discrimination through non-violence and his dream of realizing equality and freedom for all people. It is followed by a list of words related to peace and war and incomplete sentences from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be completed with words from the list. The document concludes with questions about the poem and Martin Luther King Jr.

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Make peace

Poem
« Let Freedom Ring »
Task 1: read the words in the box then find out those related to peace and those related to war:
Freedom, disaster, insecurity, development, conflict, justice, hate, love, violence, fear, non-violence,
suffering, death, hope, unity, terrorism, construction, destruction, safety, life. He hoped to save his nation,
He rejected segregation and discrimination.

He was for non-violence,


And stirred his people’s conscience.

He yearned to preserve his human dignity,


And refused to live in a world of brutality.

He marched to realize the American Dream,


And no wave of racism could stop him.
War

He tried to insure his people against misery and poverty,


And he died to see them noble and free.

He was a brilliant orator and a great leader,


Who gave his people hope for the future.

He made them join hands and sing,


Task Two: complete the following articles of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” with words « Let Freedom Ring »,
from the list: brotherhood- right- equal- prohibited- distinction- inhuman- recognition.
Article 1: All human beings are born free and ……………………………… in dignity and rights. They are His name IS Martin Luther King
endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of …………………….
………. . By Souâd BELBACHIR
Article 2: Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without From Songs and Poems to prepare your Bac Exam Painlessly (Maison
…………………………. of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion,
national or social origin, property, birth or other status. du Livre 1997)
Article 3: Everyone has the …………………… to life, liberty and the security of person.
Article 4: No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be
………………………………… in all their forms.
Questions
Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, …………….…………. or degrading treatment or
punishment. a. Did you enjoy reading the poem?
Article 6: Everyone has the right to ……………………………….…….. everywhere as a person before the b. Do you think Martin Luther King was a great Man?
law. c. Why does the writer use “IS” Instead of “was” in the last stanza?
d. Would you like to have known Martin Luther King? Why?

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