Celebrating MLK

I have always been in awe of the incredible legacy and powerful man of God Martin Luther King was. Amidst all his human flaws, which none of us are without, he was used in such a mighty way to bring about change in our sinful world. 
and so, I always like to take a pause in our curriculum to celebrate his life the day after MLK day. 
For worship, we discussed one of his powerful prayers - "Thank you for your church, which challenges us to do more than sing and pray, but to go out as if the answer to our prayers depended on US, rather than on you." - MLK
Next, we CLOSE read and annotated one of the greatest pieces of rhetoric in American history - Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream Speech" We shared found examples of repetition, figurative language, shared our personal thoughts and opinions, and reflected on what it is calling each of us to do, today. 

Finally, using our favorite line from either the prayer or speech, we drew caricatures of MLK surrounded by our favorite quote. These turned out really unique and fun :) I found this cute idea and a step-by-step drawing example over at Curriculum and Crayons and adapted it a little.