MLK Jr. BUNDLE for Rhetoric, Writing, Speaking, Activities, & More (1-4 Weeks)

Hello Fellow Teacher,

Enjoy this bundle which can be combined with To Kill a Mockingbird to create a six-week or even an eight-week unit if you would like. Pick and choose from one year to the next which activities your students complete. This comprehensive bundle includes the following items:

1. A 12-page Google Slides PDF contains the following:

• 22 critical thinking questions about content
• 6 suggestions for Activities
• 6 questions about ethos, pathos, & logos

This unit covers all four ELA standards: Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening,

and Language.

There are different activities, and each of them come with their own set of questions.

If you are sick during this unit, you can leave a lesson from this unit for the sub. Students can answer the questions, and you can provide additional information upon your return.

2. Are you looking for new ideas about how to teach rhetoric to high school students, or are you teaching these concepts for the first time? Either way, this detailed document will help your students learn what rhetoric is, how to identify it, and how to incorporate it in their writing.

The first 1 1/4 pages include 10 steps with ideas and suggestions for teaching rhetoric to high school students.

The remaining pages include between 10-15 suggestions, ideas, and explanations for each of the initial 10 steps. You will see ideas and guidance for your students and you. Pick and choose the ones you want to complete depending on the duration of the unit and what your students already know.

Students can complete tasks individually or collaboratively. The items listed in this document enable students to practice and develop proficiency in all four ELA standards: reading, writing, speaking & listening, and language.

Check out this listing for MLK's "I Have a Dream" and JFK's inauguration speeches as well as 24 questions about how these two use ethos, pathos, and logos in their speeches: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ethos-Pathos-Logos-w-MLKs-I-Have-a-Dream-JFKs-Inauguration-Speeches-10906223

3. Are you looking for a unit to teach the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In this PDF with 37 Google slides, you have a variety of activities for your students. You can make this a four-week or a two-month unit, and the activities enable students to practice and develop mastery in all four ELA standards.

The assassination of John F. Kennedy and the book To Kill a Mockingbird are not directly related in terms of events or characters, as they belong to different contexts and genres; however, they share a connection through the broader social and cultural landscape of the 1960s in the United States.

The 1960s witnessed a shift in societal perspectives, with an increasing awareness of civil rights issues and a growing skepticism towards traditional authority. Both the Kennedy assassination and To Kill a Mockingbird contributed to this changing narrative by highlighting the need for justice, equality, and a critical examination of societal norms.

MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech: Addresses the injustice of racial segregation.To Kill a Mockingbird: Illustrates the injustice within the legal system, especially towards African Americans. JFK's Assassination: Symbolized a broader societal injustice, leading to questions about conspiracy and accountability.

The PDF is broken down into seven sections. In part IV, there are ten questions about MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and JFK’s assassination. These questions focus on how people's words impact societal norms and at what cost.

In section V, you have information about the influence of the Dust Bowl, Stock Market Collapse, bank crashes, and the Great Depression to the previously discussed topics: Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech, the Assassination of JFK, and the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

Section VII includes explanations of how the historical events of the 1930s, 1950s, and 1960s exacerbated issues with racism in the USA.

There are also 30 questions about all of the items addressed above. This is a thought-provoking unit designed to get students thinking about history, the impact of words on people and society, and how we treat other people.

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