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Martin Luther King Day Common Core W.6.4 resources
Martin Luther King Day Reader's Theater Toolkit for Middle School
This Martin Luther King Readers Theater Unit is one your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating MLK Day activities into your language arts instruction. This 10-character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making it a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!This is the perfect resource for sharing information about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. while staying on task with your reading and writ
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: ELA American History Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Big Kids
January ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
This collection of January and New Year's activities includes the perfect standards-based resources to engage your students on their return from winter break. Use these print-and-go resources to give your students practice reading to self, reading to someone, listening to reading, word work, and writing—all centered around the seasonal themes of January!This January ELA Bundle includes:• New Year's Close Reads for BIG KIDS• Martin Luther King Jr. Informational Text Task Cards• Martin Luther King
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4th - 7th
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Selma Lord Selma Video Viewing Guide - Black History Month Activity
This viewing guide can be used while students watch the film "Selma Lord Selma" about the freedom marches in Selma, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. It includes a characterization graphic organizer for students to record important information about the main characters in the film. Also included are several higher-order thinking questions for students to answer during and/or after the film viewing.In addition to the viewing guide, there is also a Venn Diagram Activity that requires stude
Grades:
6th - 9th
Martin Luther King Collaboration Quilt | I Have a Dream Black History Month
Looking for an activity or bulletin board to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. or Black History Month? This I Have a Dream lesson is a great way for students to learn about Martin Luther King Jr.'s dreams for a better world. After they read about Dr. King, they can work together to create a collaborative classroom quilt.Low Prep & engaging lesson(s) to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.!What's included?Background Reading Passages: 2 levels included for differentiated levels Comprehen
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Reading Writing Poem & Bulletin Board
Looking for an activity and bulletin board about Martin Luther King Jr or Black History month? This I Have a Dream lesson is a great way for students to learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and then reflect and write about their own dreams for a better world. What's included?Background Reading Passages: 2 levels included for differentiated levels Comprehension Short Response QuestionsWriting Brainstorming PageI Have a Dream Poem Template with 4 ToppersColoring PageBulletin Board PostersBulleti
Grades:
2nd - 6th
MLK Quotes Writing Practice: RACE Strategy W 6.2
Your ELL and/or special needs students will reflect on the beautiful quotes of Martin Luther King Jr. with full-color photos of our valiant hero. Also great for Homework, this activity will help them write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Your students will definitely love this fantastic constructed response writing prac
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1st - 12th
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Black History Month Bundle | Reading Comprehension | 4th-6th Grade ELA
This set of 3 Black History Month resources contains everything you need for a comprehensive Black History Month unit. This bundle contains a set of 15 reading comprehension passages, a set of 15 research pennants, and a set of posters.For more details on each component, please see the included preview and read the complete description below. Black Leaders Included:Arthur AsheBarack ObamaColin PowellCondoleeza RiceFrederick DouglassGeorge Washington CarverHarriet TubmanJackie RobinsonLouis Armst
Grades:
4th - 6th
"I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin Luther King CCSS Literary Resources Unit
This product features numerous different graphic organizers that allow for a close reading of “I Have a Dream” as well as multiple writing opportunities. All of these tasks were created with Common Core in mind!
These rigorous organizers really ask students to closely read Dr. King's infamous speech. Students must analyze his iconic words and dig deep to determine what the ideas behind his speech were. This can be used in a multitude of ways. Students can complete these individually, with a
Grades:
5th - 8th
MLK Memorial Practice Writing RACE Strategy
This is a writing practice for daily warm up/ journal reflection activity which encourages the student write opinion pieces on topic or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Also great for Homework, it focuses on the first writing Common Core State Standard which helps your ELL and/or special needs student introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose. With
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3rd - 9th
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Martin Luther King MLK Day Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities, Graphic Organizers
Introducing essay writing for Martin Luther King MLK Day has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric,
Grades:
6th - 8th
Civil Rights Movement 1960s Research Project: MLK Jr. & Black History
Civil Rights Movement 1960s is a choice board research project that guides students through the writing process as they learn more about the Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights Movement 1960s gives students the chance to become an expert on one part of this huge, history-changing movement. Students will discuss reliable sources, what they already know about the Civil Rights Movement before diving into research. Students will take the Civil Rights Movement facts they gather and choose from 9 pro
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Informational Writing Bundle
Martin Luther King Jr. Research One Pager- An Engaging Research Activity
In this activity, students have the opportunity to research Martin Luther King Jr., his life, his accomplishments, and other aspects. Students will use their research information from their planning page to create a one pager. One pagers are meant to be artistic illustrations of information so students are encouraged to add color and images to the one pager. What's Included:Teacher InstructionsResearch Planning Page with Guiding QuestionsOne Pager Instruction PageResearch One Pager TemplateTeach
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6th - 8th
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MLK Day: Martin Luther King Jr Activity, Webquest, Biography Summary
Looking for an engaging activity to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. or MLK Day? Your students will enjoy learning more about the life and achievements of this civil rights leader through a biography summary activity. In a user-friendly, graphic organizer template, students will summarize the life and biography of MLK. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Make research fun and enjoyable with this biography summary webquest.What is Included:A detailed page of teacher ins
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Not Grade Specific
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MLK Writing Activity
Use these Martin Luther King Day writing prompts in your classroom to encourage thought about the civil right's leader's life and legacy. The following themes are included in these prompts: civil disobedience, non-violence, and race relations. The prompts ask students to consider Dr. King's methods and effectiveness in creating a change in society.
These prompts could be used as easily as a quick-write to spur thought in the classroom, or could be extended to include an essay or research pr
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6th - 12th
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Black History Month Writing Prompts
Black History Month Writing Prompts: Expository (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Grade). Black History Month writing prompts to practice independent writing skills. Assess class readiness with three, simple prompts.Civil RightsResponse #1 - Leadership Response #2 - DeterminationResponse #3 - Peaceful ProtestNeed a big bundle? American History Bundle (200 worksheets).-----------------------------------------------------------------------And from the larger ensemble...EDITING & WRITING SKILLSEditing Dail
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Reading Assessment
Martin Luther King en Español - Actividades en Español - Black History Month
Celebra esta importante fecha en la que se recuerda la vida y obra de Martin Luther King Jr. con estas actividades en español. Este recurso contiene una presentacion en Power Point junto con 9 actividades de escritura que le ayudaran a sus estudiantes a practicar la informacion aprendida, Este documento es ideal para utilizarse con estudiantes de grados de primaria.Actividades en las que puede utilizarse:Trabajo de la mañana - Morning WorkCentros de escritura - Writing CentersGrupos pequeños pa
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3rd - 6th
January Activities Writing Prompts with RACE Strategy
Google Slides virtual classroom with digital writing prompts, articles ( informational text ) and videos, using RACE strategy is great for distance learning AND for in-class use! This set is just in time for January, New Year's and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Prompts are written to resemble state test prompts. Students are asked to cite evidence, describe, explain, summarize, etc., using the RACE + Transitions strategy. Students can click the article links on their virtual chalkboard to read a
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Digital Writing Prompts with RACE Strategy Full Year
Retell: Non-Fiction Text Structures (MLK special!)
RETELLING IS NOT JUST FOR FICTION! Want to help students understand and use more complex language? Have them retell non-fiction stories as well as the traditional fictional narrative. Retelling non-fiction offers a way to build and assess deeper reading comprehension, to go beyond the typical Accelerated Reader type of Q & A. This set includes 5 expository/non-fiction text structures: Descriptive, Sequence, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect, and Compare/Contrast. This special set uses the sto
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3rd - 6th
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Civil Rights Movement Leader Book Report
Combine reading, writing, and social studies with this Civil Rights Movement Leader Book Report. Students will choose a leader of the Civil Rights Movement they would like to study more about and do a book report on that individual. This report includes:people to choose fromreport outlinegrading rubricThis is an excellent month long project.
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Black History Month Bundle
Persuasive Writing Guide - Respect
Help your students follow the steps of the writing process (brainstorm, pre-write, draft, edit, revise, and publish) to create a persuasive letter about RESPECT. Students will use graphic organizers to plan out their persuasive writing. Pairs with the Persuasive Writing Editing Checklist. Could be a great final project or writing element to a biographical study of "Freedom Fighters" from world history - like Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., or Malala.
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Writing Guides
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Acrostic Poem (w/ example)
An educator can choose a variety of ways to use this resource!This Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day acrostic poem set is a fun resource for teaching (and/or reinforcing) students how to complete acrostic poems. This resource can be used to complete an "I do", "We do", "You do" activity. Or either of the three. Teachers can display the colored pages on their whiteboard for the "I do" and "We do" portions, and then print out the black and white option for the students to work on (and perhaps color i
Grades:
3rd - 8th
"Martin, I also Have a DREAM!" Sonnet Lesson
"Dr. King, I also Have a DREAM!” Sonnet Lesson by Melissa J. Donovan is intended to be part of a huge, bundled product, nearing completion. I chose to get this one out, due to the importance of the forthcoming of Dr. Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month. As in all the 22 poetry lessons in my new product, it gives recognition to a holiday, provides a new poem lesson, and produces a memorable student keepsake. “Dr. King, I also Have a DREAM!” teaches and applies the make-up
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4th - 8th
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