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Read Martin's Big Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students read Martin's Big Words. In this social studies lesson plan, students read and discuss  the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Learning About Racial Discrimination

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders engage in a lesson that is about the study of racial discrimination with the focus upon Martin Luther King Jr. They conduct research using a variety of resources and fill out a graphic organizer looking for information.
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Curated OER

"i Have a Dream" As a Work of Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. They answer discussion questions, and write and compose a speech that addresses an injustice in society.
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I Have A Dream

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a reader response essay as they react to the I Have A Dream speech made by Martin Luther King. In this Martin Luther King lesson plan, students read the speech, fill out a Civil Rights movement sheet, have discussions,...
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A Raisin in the Sun: Vocabulary Bingo

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students study A Raisin in the Sun. Students study new vocabulary through a game of bingo. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech "I Have a Dream" as a supplementary text. Students create their own bingo cards.
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Curated OER

Martin Luther King

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this Martin Luther King learning exercise, students find six related words in a word search. Words include: boycott, peaceful, dream, minister, Memphis, and justice.
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How Would the World be Different?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. In this civil rights lesson plan, students imagine the outcome of the Civil Rights Movement had King never been born. High schoolers compose essays that feature King's roles in...
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Dr. King Coloring Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this coloring activity worksheet, students read a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King and then color in his name according to the given directions.
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Rev. Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. meets the Philosophy of Gandhi's Ahimsa

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study Gandhi's and Dr. King's philosophies. In this world history lesson, students compare and contrast the methods by Gandi and Dr. King writing an essay on nonviolence.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History

How Would You Feel? The Bravery of Civil Disobedience

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As part of their study of the US Civil Rights Movement and the Montgomery bus boycott, class members read Dr. Martin Luther King's "Integrated Bus Suggestions." They then craft a short story about the first week of Montgomery bus...
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Suffrage and Civil Rights

For Students 8th - 11th
Addressing the main ideas of the Civil Rights movement, this instructional activity contains both multiple choice and true/false questions for student review. Teachers could use this activity as a quiz or homework assignment.
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What Makes A Good Speaker?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write a response to a diagnostic assessment determining what they need to work on to become good public speakers. They listen to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech, I Have A Dream, and identify what makes a good speaker.
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Holidays--Martin Luther King Day

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this Martin Luther King Day worksheet, students answer ten questions associated with Martin Luther King and his special day.
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Museum of Tolerance

The Pursuit of Democracy and Diversity: The Trial of Pro-Social Injustice in Historical Documents and Accounts

For Teachers 8th Standards
Class members investigate The Indian Removal Act of 1830, U.S. Theft of Mexican Territory Timeline, and President Abraham Lincoln’s letter to Horace Greeley, 1862, and then conduct a mock trial of each of these documents to determine...
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Curated OER

Dr. King’s Leadership in the Aftermath of the Bombing of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of nonviolent resistance. In this nonviolent resistance lesson, students consider how Dr. King led during the aftermath of the bombing of Birmingham's Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
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Curated OER

Dr. Martin Luther King

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this mathematics worksheet, learners identify and define various vocabulary terms related to Dr. Martin Luther King by solving addition problems. There are nine problems to solve on the sheet.
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Write Your Own "I Have a Dream" Speech

For Teachers K - 12th
Students listen to King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech. They use a fill-in-the-blanks worksheet to express their dreams for the world in a format similar to King's speech.
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.3

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, "I Have a Dream," is one of the most famous in United States history, but why was it so effective? Ask your class to determine the answer to this question. While the resource includes a description of...
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PBS

The March on Washington and Its Impact

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
High schoolers read Martin Luther King, Jr's speech that he gave in Washington. They identify the social conditions that led to the civil rights movement. They discuss the significance of the March on Washington.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Heroes: Challenge Activities (Theme 5)

For Teachers 4th
Dr. Martin Luther King, Gloria Estefan, Lou Gehrig. A biography, a civil rights quilt, inspiration poetry. This packet of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on heroes, contains enrichment activities...
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Literacy Design Collaborative

The Art of Persuasion: How Rhetorical Devices Influence Audiences

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Scholars analyze a variety of text to identify the development of claims and persuasive techniques writers use. In each text, pupils determine the argument and the persuasive techniques and complete a task introduction worksheet. The...
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PBS

Keep Your Head Up | Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Change may be slow in coming, but things do change. Oprah Winfrey and Black Entertainment Television CEO, Robert L. Johnson, discuss the opportunities available to them due to the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil...
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K20 LEARN

Forgotten Figures: The Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Most have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks, but few recall Elizabeth Jennings, Samuel W. Tucker, or Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher. Young historians research and then develop a presentation about the contributions of...
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K20 LEARN

It's All About Balance! Parallel Structure

For Teachers 9th Standards
I came, I saw, I conquered! Parallel structure, employed by writers even before Julius Caesar, is the focus of a lesson that teaches young writers the power of this rhetorical device. Class members analyze speeches by Dr. Martin Luther...

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