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High school Martin Luther King Day study guides
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.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Butler - Movie Guide
The Butler is a film based on the life of Eugene Allen, who worked as a waiter and butler in the White House for 34 years. He started working in the White House in 1952 and retired in 1986 (as the head butler). This discussion guide is made up of 50 questions and is intended to help make viewing the film more meaningful for your students.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Film Studies, Black History Month, Mississippi Burning Film, Movie Guide
Film Studies, Black History Month, Mississippi Burning Film, Movie GuideMississippi Burning is an important film for high school students and university students alike. I have taught it many times. It is loosely based on the FBI investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in the U.S. state of Mississippi in 1964. THIS PRODUCT COMBINES MY TWO TPT PRODUCTS ON MISSISSIPPI BURNING AT A 30% DISCOUNTINCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ARE THE FOLLOWING:➢ Five words to define and two
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
King in the Wilderness Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV14 - 2018)
King in the Wilderness Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV14 - 2018) challenges students to relive the last years of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Compare and contrast his strategies to achieve civil rights with Stokely Carmichael, the spirited leader of the SNCC. Explore if Dr. King's message is still relevant today and what students can do keep his philosophy moving forward.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â School Site License (1 SSL) 20 Movie Guide Bundle | Civil Rights & Justice
"I Have a Dream" Speech Jigsaw Activity
This product includes the FULL text of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech (not just the few paragraphs we normally hear). It is divided into five sections. Each section includes questions to answer as a small group.
It also includes directions on annotating, working as a group, and presenting the answers to the class. I used it as a Google Classroom activity, where students wrote their answers in a Google Slides presentation, but this could easily be changed if you don't have acc
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â MARCH by John Lewis Discount Bundle-Save 35%
MLK and Obama's March on Washington Speeches - Rhetorical Analysis w/Annotations
This resource includes the annotated texts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech" given at the March on Washington and President Obama's speech given at the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington given in 2013. The included zipped folder also includes an unmarked copy of the speeches without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce them for students so that they can annotate them. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical componen
Grades:
6th - 12th
I Have a Dream Speech Analysis Student Copy
This is a student copy for Martin Luther King's speech, "I have a Dream". I use this activity 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.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr Argumentative Opinion Writing
This is a classroom tested reading comprised of the first half of King's great Letter from Birmingham Jail. I have included the first half for several reasons -- it already is a 10 page reading (5 double sided) with a page of vocabulary words with relevant definitions. Your handout will have space and lines for student responses to 9 study guide questions, which you can assign for reading comprehension or as prewriting in advance of an essay. I have added an answer key. The vocabulary is signi
Grades:
8th - 12th
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"I Have a Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. Socratic Seminar
Teaching Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech? Elevate your class with an amazing "I Have a Dream" Socratic Seminar, a best practice strategy that includes reading, writing, speaking, and listening components. This 15-page ready-to-go Socratic Seminar packet incorporates everything you need, including the speech text, text-dependent seminar questions, student guidelines, Socratic Seminar Tips and Tricks, annotation symbols guide, note-taking/talking points guide, reflective writing
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Socratic Seminar Literary Jumbo Bundle
Film Studies, Black History Month, Mississippi Burning Film, Movie Guide
Film Studies, Black History Month, Mississippi Burning Film, Movie GuideMississippi Burning is one of the best films on racial tensions.This product is part of a bundle:MISSISSIPPI BURNING BUNDLEINCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ARE THE FOLLOWING:➢ Five words to define and two questions to answer before watching the film.➢ 11 questions to answer while watching the film. ➢ Three questions to answer after watching the film. Two of these questions ask for comparisons to the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Film Studies, Black History Month, Mississippi Burning Film, Movie Guide
Martin Luther King Jr. - "IT STARTS WITH ME" TAKING US "BEYOND JUST A DAY"
"It starts with me" This is the theme that Bernice King has chosen to honor her late father Martin Luther King Jr. This guide is an honor to the "radical king", the lesser known details about Martin Luther King Jr., that are often left out and leaving his legacy extremely sugar coated. I think our youth deserve to see him as the radical Civil Rights Leader that he was. In this guide we will "educate, advocate, and activate" as per the wishes of Bernice King. That is how she said her father would
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Dear Martin and Dear Justyce Novel Study Bundle
Novel Study Bundle Unit Information – 44 total pages (Includes pdf and Editable Word documents)· Two novel studies for Nic Stone’s Dear Martin and Dear Justyce. · Novel Study Questions (separated by chapters, with Q/A resource pages for instructors) The questions are only literal/recall questions that can be used as daily running quizzes as students read the novel. Instructors are free to create their own higher order thinking questions for these novels. · Vocabulary handout (Definitions Resourc
Grades:
8th - 12th
The Red Summer 1919 Study Notes
This accessible and detailed study guide to the race riots in the USA during 1919 explains:
* The economic causes of the riots
* The relationship between the First World War and the riots
* Reasons for government inaction
* Key events during the riots
* The Haynes Report into the causes of the riots
Grades:
10th - 12th
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1968 Olympics and black power study guide
This is a detailed and accessible study guide on the black power salute protest at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. It helps learners understand the protest in a wider historical context and the consequences of the black power salute on culture and politics.
Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â American Counter Culture Bundle
The Montgomery Bus Boycott Study Guide
This accessible and detailed set of study notes examines:* The context of the boycott* The case of Claudette Colvin* The role of E.D. Nixon* The events of the boycott* The emergence and role of Martin Luther King* The aftermath of the boycott
Grades:
10th - 12th
Types:
Also included in:Â American Counter Culture Bundle
US Race Riots 1965-68 Five Minute Fact File
An accessible set of quick notes, differentiated for lower ability learners. This explains the reasons for riots across American cities from 1965-68 during the black power period of the civil rights struggle.
Grades:
10th - 12th
Types:
Also included in:Â American Counter Culture Bundle
Stokely Carmichael and Black Power Study Guide
This accessible and detailed set of study notes explains in depth:* The origins of the black power movement and its divergence from the earlier civil rights movement.* The role of Stokely Carmichael in the development of the movement.* The emergence of black pride in music and film.* Martin Luther King's criticisms of black power.* The limitations of the movement.
Grades:
10th - 12th
Types:
Also included in:Â American Counter Culture Bundle
Dear Martin Novel Study
Information: The Novel Study Unit contains: - 17 Total Pages Includes pdf and Editable Word documents)· Vocabulary Handout – with page numbers where words can be found· Vocabulary Definitions Resource page for teachers· Novel Study Q & A Resource Page for teachers (pages 1-4) – these can be used for Running Quizzes during the Novel Study.· Separate Novel Study Answers Resource Pages (pages 1-5) The answers also have page numbers. Questions are in order of the novel and are only literal/rec
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â Dear Martin and Dear Justyce Novel Study Bundle
Selma Movie Viewing Guide {Digital}
Ava Duvernay's Selma is an incredible film to show when teaching about the Civil Rights Movement in both social studies and English/Language Arts classes. It can also be excellent in a film studies course!This is a 2-page viewing guide that perfectly accompanies the film. There are 8 short answer questions that focus on comprehension, connections, and critical thinking! This is perfect to use with remote learners and even in-person learners! Assign straight to Google Classroom, select "Make a co
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Selma Movie Viewing Guide {Digital AND Paper}
"March" by John Lewis - Guided Notes
"March" is a memoir of John Lewis's lifelong struggle for civil rights. This graphic novel comprehensively covers the most important events and people from the Civil Rights Movement. This document provides links to the text and has comprehension questions/guided notes for this graphic novel. Some questions assess general understanding, but there are also questions related English concepts such as irony, figurative language, character analysis, theme, etc.While this book has some heavy content, w
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â "March" Graphic Novel Unit
Harlem Renaissance Study Guide
This accessible and detailed study guide explains the origins and development and significance of the Harlem Renaissance. It covers:* The development of the philosophy of the 'New Negro'* The significance of poetry, drama and jazz* The rise and fall of the Harlem Communist Party* The significance of the Cotton Club in Harlem
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Civil Rights Mega Bundle
Jim Crow Laws Study Guide
This accessible and detailed resource details:
* The origins of the Jim Crow laws
* The culture of Jim Crow in the south
* The role of churches and science in enabling segregation
* Examples of discrimination and segregation
* Plessy vs Ferguson 1896
Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Civil Rights Mega Bundle
Martin Luther King Jnr Study Guide
This study guide is an accessible and detailed overview of the life and activism of Martin Luther King Jnr. It explores:
* The Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1957
* The Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-56
* The Birmingham Campaign 1963
* The March on Washington 1963
* The Selma Marches 1965
* His later activism and the Poor People's Campaign 1966-68
* His assassination in 1968
Grades:
10th - 12th
Types:
Also included in:Â American Counter Culture Bundle
The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 - Movie Guide
These discussion questions are the perfect lesson for anyone teaching about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. With the King holiday fast approaching, this lesson is a great way to spend the day remembering his life.
The film itself can be purchased from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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