ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: How Big Are Martin's Big Words? Thinking Big About the Future
Contains plans for a lesson using "Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." by Doreen Rappaport to get students to think about their futures. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: m.l. King, Jr.: Identifying With a Hero
Lesson that attempts to help younger learners understand and identify with Martin Luther King, Jr. through reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. Encourages students to attempt to live out King's "Dream," in their own lives.
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Mlkcc: Famous Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This site from The Martin Luther King Celebration Committee Inc. has three of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speeches. You will need a "Real Audio Player," to listen to them. The three speeches are "I Have a Dream," "March on...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies
A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Mlk Murals
Features a slide show documenting "city portraits of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. across America."
Read Works
Read Works: In Memory of Dr. King
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains questions and teacher guides and...
Read Works
Read Works: Honoring King
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the national holiday that celebrates his achievements. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Honoring King
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the holiday we have to honor him. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Louisiana State University: Martin Luther King Jr.
This site from the Louisiana State University provides text with basic biographical information about Martin Luther King, Jr., lists of awards, honors, and links to other sites.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Civil Rights Movement in America
Comprehensive resource focusing on the men and women who fought for civil rights. Extensive links to discussion questions, related information, timeline, and activities.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: History: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learn about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., with links to many related topics about the struggle for equality in America.
Robin Chew
Lucidcafe: Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader
Informative biographical sketch of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with links to Gandhi and good information about the philosophy of nonviolent social protest. Includes links to text of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and the "I Have a Dream"...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1964
This website from The Nobel Foundation on 1964 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968 ), is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Swedish Nobel...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Argument Part 2
What an impact delivery can make! Students will compare the written and spoken version of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Included are handouts, examples of student work, and a video of the speech.
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Mlksb: Why We Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Learn why we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a holiday. Also gives a brief description on the life and work of Dr. King.
Other
Biografias Y Vidas: Martin Luther King
This site features a biography in Spanish of Martin Luther King, civil rights leader.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Civil Rights Movement
[Free Registration/Login Required] Through this lesson, students identify individual, personal, and political rights (freedom of religion, freedom of speech, right to own property) by analyzing lives of historical African American...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Famous Americans Review
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the Famous Americans for the second grade VA SOLs. It uses Activotes to test their knowledge. Famous Americans include George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Jackie Robinson, Martin...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Gettysburg Address
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students analyze historical speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King to find rhetorical devices and features that make these speeches memorable.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Rhetorical Devices and Historically Significant Speeches
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives students the opportunity to analyze Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech and identify the rhetorical devices that make them...
Curated OER
Time 100: Leaders Martin Luther King
TIME Magazine features Martin Luther King, Jr. as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th Century. Content includes an extensive biography and a brief timeline of his life.
Curated OER
Time 100: Leaders Martin Luther King
TIME Magazine features Martin Luther King, Jr. as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th Century. Content includes an extensive biography and a brief timeline of his life.
Curated OER
Time 100: Leaders Martin Luther King
TIME Magazine features Martin Luther King, Jr. as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th Century. Content includes an extensive biography and a brief timeline of his life.