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Martin Luther King Day elections - voting rubric pdfs
Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream & the Power of Rhetoric
Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream" speech continues to inspire, half a century after he first delivered it. Not only did he have an important message, but he had a powerful method of delivery. His understanding of the art of rhetoric helped him create a speech that moved those who heard it, as well as the generations that continue to listen to his words.
Use this lesson to help your students learn about and harness the power of persuasive speaking.
The lesson includes:
-A handout on rh
Grades:
9th - 12th
Main Idea & Supp Details Activities, Black History Month Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King was such an important man in our country's history. Identifying Main Idea & Supporting Details can be a challenge for kids, but they love these non-fiction passages about Martin Luther King. Finding the main idea and supporting details is easy & using the graphic organizer makes it fun! This is a NO PREP 30+ page Main Idea & Details practice activity...just PRINT & GO! This packet can work well for Literacy Block time, Morning Work or even Homework.It includes
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2nd - 4th
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Black History Research Report Project with Quote Cards
This is the perfect project for your students to correctly write a biographical research essay. This resource can not only be used in February (during Black History month) but any time of the year.
Students will love researching an important historical figure and showing the class what they have learned.
Students can use the fact cards to learn about some of the most important African Americans in history to help them decide who they would like to research. Or, you could cut the cards out and
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Martin Luther King Jr. Informational Text Reading and Writing Paragraphs
Martin Luther King Jr. Resource:
Read and Respond to Informational Text.
✱Informative Writing!
✱Informational Text!
✱Student Ready!
Your students will actively participate in this fun and effective informative writing lesson inspired by the great Martin Luther King, Jr. After reading and discussing informational text, students will be able to write an informative essay using the detailed instructions, an ML King word bank (vocabulary), a verb and adjective creator, a great graphic organizer
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Martin Luther King, Jr. Mini-Unit
This Martin Luther King, Jr. Mini-Unit is the perfect resource to engage your students in a lesson about this significant historical figure. In addition to the Flipbook Activity that provides an opportunity for individual or group research, this resource contains additional language arts handouts to add value to your lessons. This mini-unit includes the following:Martin Luther King, Jr. Flipbook Activity with directionsMartin Luther King, Jr. "The Student" Reading with comprehension questions an
Grades:
2nd - 5th
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Biography Research Project with RUBRIC (MLK DAY)
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR (MLK) Black History Research Project with RUBRIC:This is an awesome MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. (MLK) Research Project that can be best used with upper elementary and middle school students (4th-8th grade). This 2-Page Resource includes: EASY-TO-FOLLOW Step-by-step instructions for students, Engaging & Creative Research Options, and a Simple Rubric with Checklist. It's all done for you - just hand to your students and let them get busy!There are so many possible ways that th
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4th - 7th
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Interest Group Speed Dating Activity (AP Gov Activity)
This is a fabulous AP Government activity - one of my students' favorite activities. This is a fun way to teach students how interest groups influence policy. In interest group speed dating, each student is assigned a different interest group (the project instructions have a list of interest groups). Students will research their interest group and create a resume for their interest group. The project instructions contain questions interest group resumes must answer and a sample resume to guide s
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10th - 12th
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MLK Jr. Time Line Project
This is an integrated project based on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Your students will create a time line about important events in Dr. King's life. The download includes frames for organizing events and pictures to place on a time line. A rubric is included for grading the project and can be used to guide students in creating the time line.
In addition to the Social Studies standard of placing events in chronological order on a time line, the project covers the Common Core Sta
Grades:
2nd - 5th
How to Writing: How to Make the World a Better Place
This is a great writing activity that can be used to support a Martin Luther King or Earth Day unit. Items Included: * Student Example* Brainstorming page* Rough Draft* Self-Editing Checklist* Final Draft* Grading ChecklistWait until you read your kiddos' paragraphs!
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1st - 4th
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Duck for President {Close Reading Lesson aligned to Common Core}
Learning Objective:
The goal of this 2-3 day lesson is to give students the opportunity to use the reading and writing habits they’ve been practicing on a regular basis to absorb deeper understanding from Doreen Cronin’s story. By reading and rereading the passage closely and focusing their reading through a series of questions and discussion about the text, students will identify how Duck changed throughout the story.
Text Selection:
This exemplar text from Doreen Cronin has a Lexile of 680,
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K - 2nd
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Black History Month Research Cube Project
Have your students tap into their creativity with this adorable Black History Month Research Project! New spin on a research project. Create project cubes! Have the decorate your class or use for presentations.Included:*Project handout*Directions*Rubric
Grades:
4th - 9th
Campaign Slogan Project and Rubric - The Kid Who Ran for President
This project can be used for both ELA and Social Studies. I originally created it to go with the book, The Kid Who Ran for President. During this project, students will pretend that they are running for President and create their own campaign slogans. Student directions and a rubric are included.
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3rd - 6th
Martin Luther King, Jr. Literacy Activities
This unit is perfect for celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! It is also a great unit to use during the month of January, so students will have a better understanding of we celebrate this great leader. Students will analyze what character traits made him such a strong leader. Students will then write an opinion essay, with guidance, about Dr. King.Students will not only learn about Martin Luther King, Jr. during this unit but will practice writing an opinion essay. The graphic
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3rd - 5th
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U.S. Government: Elections Exam with FRQ (+ Answer Key & Rubric)
Are you teaching U.S. Government? This exam culminates a unit on Elections - one of my personal favorites!!! I have used this exam with both my AP U.S. Government students and U.S. Government students...can be split into parts as the exam is divided into topics which correlate with CCSS. This exam also includes a choice of two FRQ prompts that are often assessed on the AP U.S. Government - includes a scoring rubric. For an AP class, the True/False, matching, and fill-in-the-blank can be easily r
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9th - 12th
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Martin Luther King Jr. Poster Rubric/Project
Great MLK activity! Can be used in conjunction with teaching the core democratic values!
This is a great open ended project to bring out student creativity and understanding.
Read Martin Luther King Jr. speech "I have a dream" before having students create the poster.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Activity
This no-prep writing project activity is the perfect way to combine informational writing with your study of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is aligned with Common Core Informational Writing. It includes:
-Explanation of activity and requirements for students
-Scoring Guide for teachers
-Two page planning sheet for students to use
-Fun writing paper
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3rd - 6th
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United Desks of 1823
A few years ago I taught in classroom 1823, this was partially the inspiration for the name of the project. Within this package are the rubrics used to create your very own classroom government. The objectives for the unit are:
• Students will develop a presentation to teach others about the branches of government.
• Students will justify the importance of three branches of government.
• Students will analyze and interpret the United States Constitution.
• Students will analyze and amend the
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5th
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Martin Luther King Poster Project- Grading Rubric
This rubric pairs with my MLK poster project. It will give you a guide on how to score the group poster project.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Martin Luther King Poster Project Bundle
No Prep - Organizing a class debate planner rubric and speaking prompts
Organizing debates can be easy with this step-by-step planning document. Students can visualize the debate and follow the instructions to prepare a debate.Included: -The steps, a timeline with graphic organizer-The rubric-Engaging debate prompts about school, technology and entertainment and ethics. Students will discuss those ahead of time to prepare arguments for the debate. Some of those you can keep secret for the final round. Students who are not engaged should still be respectful audience
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5th - 11th
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"I Have a Dream"-Inspired Speech Project
Inspired by the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this project invites students to choose an issue that affects young people and take action. The students research an issue (local or global), write and deliver an inspirational speech and turn their speech into an awareness campaign. Download includes assignment sheet for students and a rubric.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Candidate Compare - Election prep - Civics - CHV2O
Help students decide which candidate to vote for in an upcoming election based on the issues which matter to them. Students complete indicidual research which comes together with the research from others in the group to give a more in-depth understanding of each candidate. Includes a rubric for quick evaluation
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10th
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Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service Social Experiment and Essay
MLK spoke openly about acceptance of differences at a time when many people did not understand what that meant. Since MLK lived a life of service to others, have your students experience what it would be like to serve others. Encourage your students to come up with ideas on how THEY can make MLK Day a day ON rather than a day OFF. This product includes a handout detailing the assignment and how to document their participation as well as a rubric to use for assessment purposes.Don't forget to fo
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr 'I Have a Dream' | Poem Inspiration
Dr Martin Luther King JrDr Martin Luther King Jr 'I Have a Dream' Speech short summary, excerpt and sentence starters to create a 'I Have a Dream' inspired Poem related to your students life and the world around them.This resource is designed to be used after your class has already spoken about the History behind Black History Month and the accomplishments of people like Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Viola Desmond, Ruby Bridges and many more.Pre-Teach words like racism, segregation, civil rights, e
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4th - 8th
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Candidate Brochure Checkbric
Students use this checkbric to check off the completed parts of the "Candidate Brochure", offered by Teacher's Clubhouse. Teachers then use the checkbric when scoring students' "Candidate Brochure" projects.
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