MLK Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail: Primary Source Analysis

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Grade Levels

7th - 11th, Homeschool

Subjects

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Resource Type

Worksheets, Handouts, Scaffolded Notes

Standards

CCSSRH.6-8.1

CCSSRH.6-8.2

CCSSRH.6-8.6

CCSSRH.9-10.1

CCSSRH.9-10.2

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8 pages

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I used this as subplans for a day I was gone and it was great. Easy print and pass out. Great way to reinforce what they had learned in lecture.

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Used this product after MLK Jr. day with my students. It really brought this event alive for them and we were able to have good conversations about the topic. Nice work!

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The Letter from Birmingham Jail is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King Jr. The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. It says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts. Responding to being referred to as an "outsider," King writes, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". This product takes a look at 6 key excerpts from the letter. The excerpts are accompanied by scaffolded questions. This product comes with a complete teacher's key. Ready to use - no prep!

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8 pages

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Teaching Duration

50 minutes

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CCSSRH.6-8.1

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

CCSSRH.6-8.2

Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

CCSSRH.6-8.6

Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).

CCSSRH.9-10.1

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.

CCSSRH.9-10.2

Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.

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