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Martin Luther King Day resources for Microsoft Word under $5
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.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Our Friend Martin movie questions
Questions that go with the movie Our Friend Martin. This movie is hard to find. But, if you do find it, buy it!!! The kids will LOVE it!!!
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3rd - 5th
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
Door or Bulletin Board Decoration - Black History Month & Valentine's Day
February door or bulletin board decorations - quotes about love from famous African Americans, along with black and white photos of each person. This is an editable Word document, so you may add to it or change it as you like. A photo of how I used these to decorate my door is included. (I improvised the envelope out of construction paper. The envelope is not included in this download.)
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Not Grade Specific
Movie Guide THE HELP and Jim Crow Presearch Activity
This movie guide comes with a separate "presearch" activity for students to complete in advance of viewing the film THE HELP in order to understand what Jim Crow laws were and how they limited African-American's civil rights in many areas. Students complete the webquest the day before viewing the film THE HELP to discover and discuss these laws. The actual movie guide contains 27 questions that accompany the film in chronological order and 3 topics for discussion. Plan 3-4 days to complete the
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Movie Guides: Racial Justice
Martin Luther King Jr. Webquest
The assignment contains 27 questions about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Students will watch a three-minute video clip and use an internet article to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Great lesson plan!*The assignment is designed for grades 4-8*The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics: MLK's Early Life Reasons for the Civil Rights MovementNon-viole
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4th - 8th
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Martin Luther King, Jr (Our Friend, Martin) Video Discussion Guide
"Immersion is felt by students in ways we don't even realize...we like that you watch and react to the video with us" (Burgess, 2012, Teach Like a Pirate).
This video discussion guide will engage your students as you watch and react to the video with them. Dave Burgess, author of Teach Like a Pirate, believes that immersion is a way to "set your classrooom on fire" and this is what happened in my classroom with this discussion guide. Students were highly engaged in discussion throughout the vi
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3rd - 6th
Martin Luther King Jr. Webquest
The assignment contains 31 questions about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Students will use an internet article to answer the questions. The webquest is designed for upper-middle and high school students. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Great lesson plan! *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary:Civil Rights Movement Goals of MLK Peaceful protest Montgo
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: American History Webquest Bundle (1877-2001)
Black History Month Martin Luther King Jr MLK Discovery Channel Video Sheet
Video Viewing Question sheet (with answers) that will help students actively watch the Discovery Channel show "Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights Movement"A great video that is both interesting and informative, less than 30 minutes long makes for a perfect MLK Day history lesson. Viewing sheet can be graded or collected to keep students watching the video. Questions are written in order that they will be viewed during the show.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVbs0RVm6E8or connect to my Y
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4th - 12th
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Reader's Theater -- News of Ruby Bridges
This small group reader's theater is for 4 students. The names are girls but could be changed to include boys. This story is about Ruby Bridges told from the perspective of children living during that time. It was written for Black History Month. Most of my students have never heard of the people we study during this month. This is why I place such an emphasis on heroes of this caliber. I tie in their fluency study with history. It makes it both fun and educational. If you want more of these, th
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3rd - 9th
Rhetorical Appeals | MLK's "What Is Your Life's Blueprint" Analysis
This rhetorical analysis of one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's most famous speeches will help your students place concepts of rhetoric in an authentic context. Six months before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's assassination, Dr. King delivered the a speech to students at Barrett Junior High School. This resource contains abbreviated version of the speech (with a link to listen to the full speech on YouTube) along with questions for rhetorical analysis and critical thinking. Concepts covered: ✔️ spea
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8th - 12th
MLK "I Have a Dream" Speech Close Read Graphic Organizer CCS
On this two-page handout, students examine four key passages from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech," a U.S. seminal text. Students mark the text, paraphrase, and examine the text for author's purpose and rhetorical devices in a graphic organizer. This guided, editable close read aligns with Common Core standards RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.9, RI.9-10.10, which are indicated on the handout.
Recommended lesson sequence: Students listen to a video of MLK's "I Have a
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8th - 11th
Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial: A Stone of Hope- Quizzes
This document contains short, multiple choice quizzes for the book Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial: A Stone of Hope, By: Joanne Mattern *You can access this book by making a FREE account on www.getepic.com *There are some options to buy this book on AmazonEach quiz is 3 to 4 questions long. Each chapter of the book is short and no more than 2 pages (all of which include pictures).
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Not Grade Specific
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Dr. Martin Luther King Writing Prompt to accompany video My Friend Martin
After watching the video (available online) of My Friend Martin, provide students with this writing prompt to compare and contrast their aspirations to those of Dr. Martin Luther King's.
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4th - 8th
MLK "I Have A Dream Speech" video questions
Have your students watch the two videos that are attached of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech and then have them fill out the worksheet.Great for African-American History Month, MLK Day, or for studying the Civil Rights Movement. Does an awesome job at honing listening skills.Answer Key now attached.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Black History month activities
Writing Assignments over Racism and Stereotypes (Personal Narratives)
Two different writing assignments where students choose a prompt and write about their own personal experiences with racism or stereotypes and reflect upon those experiences. I included a guide for students to use to help them organize their thoughts. I use this when reading themed passages and novels having to do with racism and stereotypes. It is in word document, so feel free to change the prompts and guided sentence stems as you see fit:)Thank you.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Martin Luther King, Jr. Assessment
This is an assessment on the famous individual, MLK, Jr. It has 10 questions about MLK, Jr.
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PreK - 2nd
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez
Great lesson for MLK holiday or Black History Month. The lesson compares the two civil rights leaders and their relationship with each other.
This includes a worksheet, rubric for project and prezi presentation that goes with the lesson.
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Martin Luther King MLK Assassination Free Write Activity
Quote about MLK's assassination by Robert Kennedy and an African American troop deployed to Vietnam. Students read these quotes, envision themselves from a specific perspective, and write an account of how they would feel about the MLK assassination from their selected perspective.
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
"I have A Dream" Quiz: Common Core Aligned
This quiz goes along with my previously created "I Have a Dream" Speech Excerpt.https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/I-Have-A-Dream-Excerpt-by-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Critical-Analysis-3586057 This quiz is 6 questions but has been made to resemble specific questions on the SBAC test for 7th grade; however, can easily fit under 6th and 8th grade standards. You can transfer this quiz to Google Forms. If you message me, I can share with you my form that I have already created for this Quiz. An
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6th - 10th
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Civil Rights Virtual Field Trip - How Courage Changes History
For this lesson, we will be walking the students through a virtual field trip of the south, stopping at places important to the civil rights movement. We will be using the following website: http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/croninv/502/Virtual_Field_Trip/Virtual_Fieldtrip.html
As we stop at each tour stop, we will have a student hold up a marker that shows where we are. This is to have the kids be an active participant and to give them the feeling that we are actually going someplace, even though w
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5th - 12th
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Obama DNC Speech Worksheet for Low-Level Readers
I originally created this worksheet to be used as an emergency substitute plan. The worksheet breaks down Barack Obama's famous 2004 speech at the Democratic National Convention into manageable chunks for reluctant and low-level readers readers. I included the transcript of the speech from CNN.com with the worksheet.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-n
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8th - 12th
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Milk or Martin Luther King Junior Day - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater for small groups. It is for a group of 4. It is about Martin Luther King Junior Day. I am using it as a kick off for Black History Month. This Reader's Theater doesn't talk about Martin Luther's life but it talks about the history of the holiday itself. Most of my students have never heard of the people we study during this month. This is why I place such an emphasis on heroes of this caliber. I tie in their fluency study with history. It makes it both fun and educatio
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4th - 8th
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Lesson Plan: MLK Jr. Day (Editable)
This lesson engages students by integrating algebraic concepts with real-world issues, fostering a deeper understanding of the societal implications of mathematical expressions. By exploring equations related to civil rights, students develop critical thinking skills, connecting abstract algebraic principles to historical and social contexts. This interdisciplinary approach encourages students to view mathematics as a powerful tool for analyzing and addressing social justice issues, promoting bo
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9th - 12th
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