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Martin Luther King Day homework for Microsoft Word
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
Famous American in a Can Project
This is a project that can be adapted to any grade level. Students will pick a famous American and research facts about the person. They will then decorate a can that resembles that person and put their researched facts inside. Each students will present their project and the class can have fun guessing who their famous American is!
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1st - 5th
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Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Handout
A paragraph-by-paragraph analysis of “I Have a Dream” which emphasizes what your students can learn about how to write an argumentation essay from King’s brilliant speech. In the handout your pupils will examine his rhetorical strategies in the introduction to his speech (which has a lead-in, a thesis sentence, and a statement of procedure), the logical, ethical, and emotional appeals used in the body paragraphs of “I Have a Dream,” and King’s skillful tying together of his plea for racia
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Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Multiple Choice Martin Luther King Questionaire with pictures
This is a simple MLK Jr. questionnaire. Students are able to circle their answers. Choices are shown in pictures.
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Four Little Girls (1997) Movie resource
This resource contains 46 questions with a key pertaining to the 102 minute film by Spike Lee on Amazon. This is presented in a lower level and most of the questions are vocabulary related to the economy.
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Not Grade Specific
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The Practically Perfect Current Event
If you're like me, the current event falls by the wayside while trying to cover all the curriculum in the state standards, but what can be more important than creating engaged, informed citizens? According to Thomas Jefferson, we can not have a democracy without them. I've worked many years to create an engaging, creative assignment for current events that don't take huge chunks from your instructional time. The result is an easy to use, valuable and yet edit friendly way to make current events
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
MLK Day/Black History Month Bundle.
Kick-off Black History Month on MLK Day, by first examining the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, using simple word problems that illuminate little known facts about his life. Then continue the celebration with an outline for Black History Month Projects designed for Math and Science classrooms. This bundle is a great opportunity to integrate African-American history into every classroom.
Grades:
4th - 12th
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What is Your Heritage?
This organizer provides an excellent social studies homework assignment prior to lesson on the ethnic and cultural make up of the U.S. population. It provides a framework for students to research their own background through family interviews to discover what continents, countries, states, cities, towns, etc. their family originates.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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MLK Spelling List (Editable)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Spelling Spelling List (12 words total). This is an editable word document. As a teacher I know how important it is to edit documents to fit your classroom needs. There are two Spelling Lists for difficulty. I print two lists per page to save on paper. You can easily get rid of the 2 bonus words and just have 10 words for the week. For homework I attached primary lined paper to the list and students write each spelling word twice.Are you looking for additional MLK Resour
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bundle (Grades 2-5)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail
While imprisoned in Birmingham, Alabama, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a powerful letter defending his tactics and sharing his beliefs. Students will read a selected portion of the letter and answer questions regarding MLK's message. The questions have the students re-read the text, copy selected passages and interpret ideas. The questions guide the students to examine the text closely and are very specific to allow for deep understanding.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Missouri History Repeats Itself
Students will understand how history is repeating itself in Missouri. The Civil Rights Movement is rooted in Missouri. African Americans fought to end segregation in education in the Heart of America in the 1930's.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Info Reading Text - Black History Month: MLK Day declared federal holiday
An informational text article about MLK Day becoming a federal holiday. A great activity for Black History Month, a supplement, fill in, or substitute teaching plan anytime! This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. The information is from history.com, the questions are mine. MS Word doc for easy editing.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in: Info Reading Text - Black History Month Super Bundle - SAVE OVER $20!!
Martin Luther King Jr. - Biography - Reading Comprehension - Vocabulary
This worksheet studies the life of Martin Luther King Jr and his work for the African American Civil Rights Movement. Students will be acquainted with Colored People's struggle and will be introduced with one of the most influential personalities in the world. The worksheet is suitable for advanced native students and ESL/ EFL learners. The level of difficulty of the text and vocabulary renders it suitable for IGCSE/ TOEFL classes.The comprehension questions evaluate understanding of the text wh
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Not Grade Specific
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Project
Motivational Project to research the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Era, American History and Civics Education.
My students enjoy project based learning where they can independently search for knowledge, and then have information to share with classmates.
The project contains suggestive activities for teachers, a student page and a rubric.
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Project
Motivational Project to research the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Era, American History and Civics Education.
My students enjoy project based learning where they can independently search for knowledge, and then have information to share with classmates.
The project contains suggestive activities for teachers, a student page and a rubric.
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
"March" Text/Video Comparison
"March" is a memoir of John Lewis's lifelong struggle for civil rights. This graphic novel comprehensively covers the most important events and people from the Civil Rights Movement. This assignment has students compare the events of "Bloody Sunday" as presented from a news source vs. how John Lewis presents the events.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: "March" Graphic Novel Unit
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
I Have a Dream! Give students the opportunity to express their dreams for themself, our nation, and world in this activity!
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K - 4th
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Quick Write for MLK Day
Designed for Emerging level ML/ELL/ESL students, this resources comes in English, Spanish, Persian (Dari), Ukrainian, and Chinese. It provides basic information about Dr. Martin Luther King and asks students to write a paragraph.
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH BOOK!!!
Complete a research project over these important heroes. Read books, watch videos, and have your students write and draw what they have learned.
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Presidents' Day Subtraction
Four pages of simple subtraction with a holiday theme. Answer Key included.
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2nd - 4th
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Dr. King Quote Analysis
This activity provides students with the opportunity to take the words of Dr. King and interpret them in order to gain a deeper understanding of the language he used in his speeches and writing. Can be used as an opening activity, homework, and can also be used as a partner activity. Enjoy.
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Homework about MLK Jr.
This homework asks parents to discuss MLK with their children. We do a whole unit on MLK and it is important to connect home and school learning and encourage families to share their knowledge on the topic.
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1st - 2nd
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