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8th grade Martin Luther King Day independent works
Martin Luther King Speech Analysis - "What is Your Life's Blueprint?" (Digital)
“What is Your Life’s Blueprint?” - Speech Analysis ****This resource is for an analysis of Martin Luther King's speech, "What is Your Life's Blueprint?" It includes a paper and digital version of student resources. If you would prefer similar resources that are designed to be used in an Interactive Notebook, check out the Interactive Notebook Speech Analysis Mini-Unit HERE.****You and your students will absolutely LOVE this close reading mini-unit for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech, “What
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5th - 8th
"I Have a Dream" Close Read - Dr Martin Luther King Jr | MLK Jr Reading Activity
If you’re looking for a way to make your close reading sessions a bit more impactful, I’ve got just the thing! Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech helped change the course, spread the message, and promote equality in America. This resource uses his iconic speech to encourage students to use context clues to discover new vocabulary, as well as to think deeply about the text by answering 10 close read, text-dependent questions.This has been used by children as young as 4th-grade s
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4th - 8th
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Martin Luther King - Reading Comprehension, Activities, Nonfiction MLK Passage
This 5-day unit covers many critical ELA skills as students develop a deep understanding and connection to Martin Luther King, Jr.! While studying about King, students practice critical skills including reading comprehension, identifying nonfiction text features, participating in group discussions, analyzing a quote, cooperative learning, and writing. Six activities are included in this unit. Each is based on a nonfiction reading passage about Martin Luther King, Jr. The activities are desig
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5th - 8th
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I Have a Dream Speech Analysis Discussion Guide
This speech analysis discussion guide highlights the rhetorical devices used by King with margin annotations and correlating color coded lines underlined in the text. I use this key to show the students, "How did the author say it?" (a common core step when doing close and critical reading). Using this activity helps the students understand the speech better and helps them with evaluating what King was saying.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Martin Luther King Junior's I Have a Dream Speech Analysis GOOGLE DRIVE EDITION
Martin Luther King Junior's "I Have a Dream" speech is ripe for analysis in any ELA classroom, but you can amp up your instruction of this influential and eloquent text this year with this set of interactive Google Drive activities that you can share with your students. This activity pack includes a close read/annotation graphic organizer, ethos/pathos/logos analysis, rhetorical analysis, and figurative language scavenger hunt. You can pick and choose whatever works best for your students, stand
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8th - 12th
Selma - Movie Guide
This seven page download includes 45 thought provoking questions, which are intended to help your students stay focused as they view the 2014 film "Selma," starring David Oyelowo. This is a great fit for a unit on the Civil Rights, or the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. An answer key was added 7/24/2015.
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7th - 12th
Martin Luther King Jr. PUZZLE STATIONS : Civil Rights, Black History or MLK Day
The Martin Luther King Jr. Puzzle Stations will allow students to move around the classroom reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This resource has students decode facts about Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream” speech, Rosa Parks, Montgomery Bus Boycott and more. Perfect activity for Black History Month or MLK Day! The MLK Puzzle Stations have students decode history at each station. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms and a final 4 digit code based on the
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4th - 8th
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I Have a Dream Speech: Lesson, Annotation, & Quiz for MLK Day (with GOOGLE)
Make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech come to life by letting students uncover layers of meaning through movement and annotation. NEW: As of January 2021, this resource now includes both MS Office and Google versions. Here’s how the mini-unit works:1. Start with an optional Biography and Context lesson. (Teach it live in class or use my provided VIDEO to teach students the night BEFORE the stations as homework.)2. Students then rotate to 6 stations to gradually add layers of
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7th - 10th
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Selma (2014): Complete Movie Guide
I went to the movies to watch Selma when it first came out. Then, my school received free tickets to take two groups of students to watch the film. After the 3rd time watching the film, I decided to write down some questions and to prepare a viewing guide for this film (it comes out on DVD and video in May). This is the movie guide that I wish my students would have had while watching the film - it would have made this powerful film into a complete lesson for them. This 20-question video guide w
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7th - 11th
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Martin Luther King Jr Passage and Questions | Print & Digital | MLK Day
Focus on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and support reading comprehension skills! This activity includes a nonfiction article and text-based questions, perfect for studying the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. This resource can be completed on paper or online with laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, or any device that supports Google Drive. The included Teacher's Guide includes access to the link that will allow you to make your own copy of the resource for use in Google Classroom/Googl
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5th - 8th
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Civil Rights Leaders Activity: Civil Rights Activists Biographies Activity
Civil Rights Heroes Activity is perfect activity to add to your Civil Rights Movement Unit. In this activity, students summarize and present to the class the achievements and the historical significance of 11 civil rights activists during the Civil Rights era. Biographies of each leader is provided along with instructions, and a full size portrait of each. No outside sources are needed for this assignment. Everything is included. Works great with stations!Biographies include: Dr. Martin Luther K
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Civil Rights Gallery Walk (Visual Literacy Exercise)
In this Civil Rights Movement gallery walk, students rotate through six stations making observations and inferences about 6 iconic photos in Civil Rights History. Students respond to meaningful questions relating to six historic photographs from the Civil Rights Movement and answer a culminating evidence-based question.Milestone Events1. Rosa Parks Fingerprinted (1956)2. Protest over Little Rock Integration (1959)3. Ruby Bridges Integration of William Frantz Elementary School (1960)4. Sit-in at
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Civics Store Growing Bundle
Famous African Americans Inventors and Scientists STEM Pack Black History Month
Highlight African Americans in STEM fields. Each one-page biography features a black American and comes with 5 comprehension questions. Perfect for Black History month and Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations in your middle school classroom.By middle school most students have already heard about the most commonly celebrated African American inventors and others in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). This set is designed to introduce students to black women and men
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6th - 8th
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Martin Luther King Jr. Breakout - MLK Escape Room - MLK Jr Activities - Digital
A fantastic, fun Martin Luther King Jr. Day activity to work on team building, perseverance, critical thinking, using a Growth Mindset, as well as learn a bit about MLK! Ideal for students grades 2 - 8.Recommended Use:Allow children to attempt the digital breakout challenge individually, in pairs, small teams, or as a whole class. Share the clues with your students, either by sharing the Google Slides of the clues with your students (two versions to choose from: with or without lock hints) or pr
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1st - 8th
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Black History - Digital Library (5 virtual book rooms) 130 books!
This digital library is the perfect spot to begin your much-needed conversations about Black History Month. This is a resource you can use not only in February but during every month, because representation matters! In this Google slide, you will find that the first slide has 5 book bins to choose from. The book bin links to another slide, which acts as a book room. There is a button in each book room that will send kids back to the main bookshelf. EACH OF THE BOOKS LINKS TO A FREE DIGITAL COPY
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PreK - 12th
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Civil Rights: Montgomery Bus Boycott, Freedom Riders, and More
Students will read and answer questions about the events during the Civil Rights Movement including Brown vs. Board of Ed., Montgomery Bus Boycotts, Rosa Parks, Freedom Riders, The "Little Rock Nine", "Clinton 12", and the Highland Folk School.and Tent Cities in Western TN. There are 6 content pages and 6 answer key pages.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: BIG Tennessee History Bundle
Civil Rights Leaders Biography Reading Comprehension Worksheet Bundle
This bundle provides biographies for several major civil rights leaders in many different areas (listed below). Includes: Susan B. Anthony, Cesar Chavez, Frederick Douglass, Mohandas Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, Booker T. Washington, and Harriet Tubman. Each individual listing provides more details and preview pictures. Includes:*Susan B. Anthony*Cesar Chavez*Frederick Douglass*Mohandas Gandhi*Rosa Parks*Nelson Mandela*Helen Keller*M
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5th - 8th
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Martin Luther King Jr Monument MLK Virtual Field Trip for Google Classroom
Celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and learn all about this inspirational Civil Rights Leader for Black History Month and MLK day with this Virtual Field Trip. A perfect February and Civil Rights lesson with lots of different activities, assign all or select some for your students as an introduction into the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Take a Virtual Field Trip:Explore in 360 VR video as if you are really thereTake a tour of the MLK National Monument in VR 360Take a
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4th - 12th
Martin Luther King Jr.(MLK) Coordinate Graphing Picture
This is a great activity where students graph points on a coordinate plane and it creates a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)! The clever title of "I have a dream..." gives them a clue to what the picture will be.
The points include ordered pairs from all four quadrants and decimals such as (1.5, -4.5)
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This resource includes:
• A colored example of the finished picture
• Student Instructions with t
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Holiday Coordinate Graphing Pictures BUNDLE
Martin Luther King Jr Day Activities - Reading Passages, Speech & Quote Analysis
Get ready for an awesome Martin Luther King Jr Day Activities - Reading Passages, Speech and Quote Analysis unit that will have your students buzzing with excitement about Martin Luther King, Jr.!This unit covers essential ELA skills while diving deep into the life of MLK. We've packed it with engaging activities like reading comprehension, text evidence, nonfiction text feature exploration, group discussions, quote analysis, cooperative learning, and writing. With many interactive activities ba
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5th - 8th
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Selma Lord Selma Video Viewing Guide - Black History Month Activity
This viewing guide can be used while students watch the film "Selma Lord Selma" about the freedom marches in Selma, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. It includes a characterization graphic organizer for students to record important information about the main characters in the film. Also included are several higher-order thinking questions for students to answer during and/or after the film viewing.In addition to the viewing guide, there is also a Venn Diagram Activity that requires stude
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6th - 9th
Selma - Movie Guide
Selma Movie Guide - 40 Question worksheet designed to help students stay engaged while watching the movie. This is a Microsoft word file. Selma is a 2014 American historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel,[3][4] Hosea Williams, Martin Luther King, Jr., and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wall
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Martin Luther King Activities Argumentative Essay Writing Prompt, Black History
This 100% editable lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or for teaching argumentative essay writing with exemplars is no prep. Your high school students will be engaged and challenged as they work through the carefully paired texts and expertly written prompt. If your state has adopted Common Core testing, then this comparing and contrasting literary analysis is directly aligned with that format. If not, a task such as this one will definitely add a challenging component to your reading and
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8th - 11th
Hidden Figures: A Book Study
Hidden Figures is the "untold true story of four African American women who helped launch our nation into space." This book study uses the young readers' edition, but can be adapted to other versions. It includes questions and vocabulary for each chapter as well as introductory research topics. This book is a great companion for almost any class and topic- it has math, physics, and history. Use it to teach about civil rights and science!I read it with my high school seniors and they loved the b
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5th - 12th
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