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9th grade Martin Luther King Day Common Core CCRA.L.1 resources
Letter from a Birmingham Jail reader's theater script
Letter from a Birmingham Jail reader’s theater is a 2 page script for 8 readers that explains the events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King’s arrest and subsequent letter, summarizes the content of the letter and provides a peek at subsequent landmark events that came as a result of the civil rights movement.Also included: a rubric, reader's theater version of MLK's I Have a Dream speech, and some Black History visual writing prompts/bulletin board items to promote critical thinking.Check out
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Black History Month bundle (in person and remote)
Pixel Art Martin Luther King for middle and high school grades, with reading
Do you want a fun but practical Martin Luther King Day activity for your Language Arts classroom, Social Studies class, or advanced ESL class?? Do you want to teach your students about MLK's legacy but you want a hihg engagement lesson? Then look no further! This MLK-themed pixel art resource is a fun and NO PREP way to have students learn about segregation, Jim Crow, peacful protest, and MLK's lasting legacy. The resource comes with a text passage AND the pixel art activity. First, students re
Grades:
6th - 12th
I Have A Dream Project
The "I Have a Dream" project, with its comprehensive Choice Board, serves as a versatile and engaging tool for teachers, providing a holistic approach to student expression, creativity, and self-reflection. Here's an in-depth description of how this project can benefit other teachers:Facilitating Individual Expression:The project encourages students to articulate and visualize their dreams in a unique way. This not only fosters creativity but also allows teachers to gain insights into the person
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: I Have A Dream Project-Choice Board and Rubric Bundle
MLK Day Parts of Speech Color by Code for ESL, ELA middle and high school
Teaching parts of speech can be difficult, so why not make it fun?! This product is a Martin Luther King Jr.-themed set of Color by Code Parts of Speech worksheets. There are 3 levels of difficulty, so you can easily differentiate with no prep. Just print and go! Every level comes in English AND in Spanish!The product covers all 8 parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, adverb, preposition (prepositions of location), conjunction, and interjection. As a bonus, bilingual (English/Spanish
Grades:
5th - 12th
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A Rhetorical Analysis of King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
This is an incredibly powerful speech that changed the nation. Additionally, it is an excellent opportunity to teach students about rhetoric and oratory. This packet has it all: an activity that helps them understand the context; key terms of rhetoric and oratory; close reading annotating activities and questions, the speech itself, along with a thoughtful one-paragraph ACE writing opportunity. All I suggest is that you play the entire speech for them. It is available online. This will pro
Grades:
7th - 11th
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Martin Luther King Day Lesson Plan: Selma film Theme Paragraph and Notetaker
Selma is one of the most moving and thought provoking films depicting a critical moment in Black History and American History, well shedding intense light on Dr. King Jr.'s moral precepts and strategies to fight for racial equality. In the case of the Selma march, Dr. King, Jr. and others led a peaceful march to bring attention to voting suppression in the South. This packet will help students carefully take notes on the film, tracking key themes and quotes or events before writing a well struct
Grades:
8th - 12th
Social Rights Flashcards
Embark on a Journey of Social Justice with 'Voices of Change' Flashcards! - These thought-provoking flashcards are an ideal resource for educators to introduce students to the pivotal concepts of social rights and the inspiring legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.Educational and Inspirational Content - This unique set includes a diverse range of flashcards, each featuring key terms, influential figures, and significant concepts related to social rights, along with Martin Luther King's profound cont
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Martin Luther King Jr. Research Report
Martin Luther King Jr. Research report for students to use as a guide. This report has several different pages that can be used to mix and match what works best for your students. This can be done independently or together as a class. There are books available on Get Epic that will help students find the information to answer the questions provided. Thank you for leaving feedback!
Grades:
1st - 9th
I Have a Dream & Letter from Birmingham Jail Prereading Introduction Lesson
PURPOSE: These 2 PowerPoint lessons provide digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for THE NONFICtION TEXTS BY Martin Luther King Jr; I HAVE A DREAM AND LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAILPDF links to text includedGOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning sup
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
A Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Introduction & Vocab Lesson
PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for this NONFICTION TEXT: LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL BY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.PDF LINK INCLUDED GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Martin Luther King Day Activity: "Dare to Dream" CCSS: Reading/Viewing/Writing
Here is a product for anytime, but especially relevant for honoring Martin Luther King Day or for Black History Month. The students are to:1.Read and or view and listen to Rev. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. (URLs are included).2. Explain what aspects of his speech have come true in the 40+ years since it was delivered.3. Choose a character from the book they are currently reading and summarize what he/she would say about the speech.4. Write an "I Have a Dream" speech from the point of view of
Grades:
4th - 12th
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The role of character in the prolonged struggle for African American Civil Right
This study examined the life of Benjamin Elijah Mays , in terms of discerning his character strengths and the role they played in addressing equality issues during his lifetime and beyond. Character was defined by the analytic framework of Peterson and Seligman’s Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification . An examination of Mays’s written archived works as well as key secondary references served as data sources. Peterson and Seligman’s Values In Action-Inventory of Strengths
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Grades:
6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Martin Luther King Jr. Words and Quotes Analysis
Looking for an easy, yet worthwhile lesson to help your students gain a deeper understanding of the life and words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? This PowerPoint and corresponding worksheets do just that!Students will be exposed to the life and achievements of Dr. King by analyzing his quotes. The PPT contains a variety of quotes from different speeches so that students are exposed to new material. It also includes a video excerpt of his last speech, given one day before his assassination. For l
Grades:
6th - 12th
Eyes on the Prize Episode 3 ; Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)
Questions and key to match the PBS landmark documentary EOTP series, episode 3, which is about the rise of the Sit-In movement and the struggles of the Freedom Riders.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Internet Scavenger Hunt | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fact Search
Please complete the following documents with the missing biographical Information. Use a Google search to locate the facts available in the documents using surrounding clues in the existing biographies. Please complete the Internet Scavenger Hunts in the following order:Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Objective:Complete all missing facts about the public figure using an internet search Focus Question:What are the best key words to use when searching a topic on the Internet? Independent Practice:
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-6
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Also included in: Internet Scavenger Hunts | Search Engine Fact Finding
Martin Luther King Jr. WebQuest
This no prep, inquiry-driven assignment may be used in class face-to-face or virtually with distance learning to celebrate either Martin Luther king Jr or as part of Black History Month. Students will use the provided links to nonfiction articles about the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr. to answer the questions which follow. They are asked to put the answers into their own words to help them process the information for understanding.An answer key is provided for you.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Martin Luther King JR.
Martin Luther King Jr. activity. Reading simple sentences with comprehension questions. One page of fill in the blanks and one with multiple choice.
Grades:
PreK - 12th
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Freedom Songs
Music was an important part of the Civil RIghts Movement.Having students analyze song lyrics can increase interest and participation while connecting them to culture. The corresponding questions relate to course content like symbolism, theme, figurative language, direct text evidence, allusion, and the Civil Rights Movement.The formatting may look a little wonky on a Word Document.I recommend putting this on a GoogleDoc and setting it to "pageless."
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: "March" Graphic Novel Unit
Sample Lesson on Critical Race Theory for Middle and High School Students
During the pandemic, after numerous racial injustices and accumulation of others in the past, racial equity has become a prioritized discussion in education. And now teachers are in need of resources and are searching not only for information on what Critical Race Theory is but also how to teach it and incorporate it into core content areas to achieve culturally responsive practices.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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