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Middle school Martin Luther King Day study guides
I Have a Dream Speech Analysis Discussion Guide
This speech analysis discussion guide highlights the rhetorical devices used by King with margin annotations and correlating color coded lines underlined in the text. I use this key to show the students, "How did the author say it?" (a common core step when doing close and critical reading). Using this activity helps the students understand the speech better and helps them with evaluating what King was saying.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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
Film Studies, Black History Month, Mississippi Burning Film, Movie Guide
Film Studies, Black History Month, Mississippi Burning Film, Movie GuideMississippi Burning is an important film for high school students and university students alike. I have taught it many times. It is loosely based on the FBI investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in the U.S. state of Mississippi in 1964. THIS PRODUCT COMBINES MY TWO TPT PRODUCTS ON MISSISSIPPI BURNING AT A 30% DISCOUNTINCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ARE THE FOLLOWING:➢ Five words to define and two
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
King in the Wilderness Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV14 - 2018)
King in the Wilderness Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV14 - 2018) challenges students to relive the last years of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Compare and contrast his strategies to achieve civil rights with Stokely Carmichael, the spirited leader of the SNCC. Explore if Dr. King's message is still relevant today and what students can do keep his philosophy moving forward.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â School Site License (1 SSL) 20 Movie Guide Bundle | Civil Rights & Justice
"I Have a Dream" Speech Jigsaw Activity
This product includes the FULL text of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech (not just the few paragraphs we normally hear). It is divided into five sections. Each section includes questions to answer as a small group.
It also includes directions on annotating, working as a group, and presenting the answers to the class. I used it as a Google Classroom activity, where students wrote their answers in a Google Slides presentation, but this could easily be changed if you don't have acc
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â MARCH by John Lewis Discount Bundle-Save 35%
MLK and Obama's March on Washington Speeches - Rhetorical Analysis w/Annotations
This resource includes the annotated texts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream Speech" given at the March on Washington and President Obama's speech given at the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington given in 2013. The included zipped folder also includes an unmarked copy of the speeches without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce them for students so that they can annotate them. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical componen
Grades:
6th - 12th
I Have a Dream Speech Analysis Student Copy
This is a student copy for Martin Luther King's speech, "I have a Dream". I use this activity to show the students, "How did the author say it?" (a common core step when doing close and critical reading).
Using this activity helps the students understand the speech better and helps them with evaluating what King was saying.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr Argumentative Opinion Writing
This is a classroom tested reading comprised of the first half of King's great Letter from Birmingham Jail. I have included the first half for several reasons -- it already is a 10 page reading (5 double sided) with a page of vocabulary words with relevant definitions. Your handout will have space and lines for student responses to 9 study guide questions, which you can assign for reading comprehension or as prewriting in advance of an essay. I have added an answer key. The vocabulary is signi
Grades:
8th - 12th
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"I Have a Dream" Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. Socratic Seminar
Teaching Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech? Elevate your class with an amazing "I Have a Dream" Socratic Seminar, a best practice strategy that includes reading, writing, speaking, and listening components. This 15-page ready-to-go Socratic Seminar packet incorporates everything you need, including the speech text, text-dependent seminar questions, student guidelines, Socratic Seminar Tips and Tricks, annotation symbols guide, note-taking/talking points guide, reflective writing
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Socratic Seminar Literary Jumbo Bundle
Film Studies, Black History Month, Mississippi Burning Film, Movie Guide
Film Studies, Black History Month, Mississippi Burning Film, Movie GuideMississippi Burning is one of the best films on racial tensions.This product is part of a bundle:MISSISSIPPI BURNING BUNDLEINCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ARE THE FOLLOWING:➢ Five words to define and two questions to answer before watching the film.➢ 11 questions to answer while watching the film. ➢ Three questions to answer after watching the film. Two of these questions ask for comparisons to the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Film Studies, Black History Month, Mississippi Burning Film, Movie Guide
Martin Luther King Jr. - "IT STARTS WITH ME" TAKING US "BEYOND JUST A DAY"
"It starts with me" This is the theme that Bernice King has chosen to honor her late father Martin Luther King Jr. This guide is an honor to the "radical king", the lesser known details about Martin Luther King Jr., that are often left out and leaving his legacy extremely sugar coated. I think our youth deserve to see him as the radical Civil Rights Leader that he was. In this guide we will "educate, advocate, and activate" as per the wishes of Bernice King. That is how she said her father would
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Dear Martin and Dear Justyce Novel Study Bundle
Novel Study Bundle Unit Information – 44 total pages (Includes pdf and Editable Word documents)· Two novel studies for Nic Stone’s Dear Martin and Dear Justyce. · Novel Study Questions (separated by chapters, with Q/A resource pages for instructors) The questions are only literal/recall questions that can be used as daily running quizzes as students read the novel. Instructors are free to create their own higher order thinking questions for these novels. · Vocabulary handout (Definitions Resourc
Grades:
8th - 12th
A Place to Land Martin Luther King Jr Speech for classroom distance learning
*Includes Google slidesâ„¢ compatible option* This is a great resource for Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Constitution Day, social studies and American history, and nonfiction book studies. The resource includes discussion question/task cards, literal and textual comprehension prompts, biography study guidance, and reflection and essay writing prompts for the beautiful picture book about Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial. The resource is app
Grades:
4th - 8th
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MLK's Letter fr Birmingham Jail: Guide and Adapted Excerpt on Civil Disobedience
Note: Preview of page 1 shows a formatting issue that does not occur in the actual document.For the editable version, please contact me after purchasing, and I will share a Google Doc, from which you can make a copy to edit as you please and assign to students for online completion.Designed to be used in isolation or with the free narration video here: https://youtu.be/rbF1VFis2f4 (link included in file as well), this is a 3-page guide that features a discussion of civil disobedience as it relat
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Dear Martin Novel Study
Information: The Novel Study Unit contains: - 17 Total Pages Includes pdf and Editable Word documents)· Vocabulary Handout – with page numbers where words can be found· Vocabulary Definitions Resource page for teachers· Novel Study Q & A Resource Page for teachers (pages 1-4) – these can be used for Running Quizzes during the Novel Study.· Separate Novel Study Answers Resource Pages (pages 1-5) The answers also have page numbers. Questions are in order of the novel and are only literal/rec
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â Dear Martin and Dear Justyce Novel Study Bundle
"March" by John Lewis - Guided Notes
"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 document provides links to the text and has comprehension questions/guided notes for this graphic novel. Some questions assess general understanding, but there are also questions related English concepts such as irony, figurative language, character analysis, theme, etc.While this book has some heavy content, w
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â "March" Graphic Novel Unit
The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 - Movie Guide
These discussion questions are the perfect lesson for anyone teaching about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. With the King holiday fast approaching, this lesson is a great way to spend the day remembering his life.
The film itself can be purchased from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Grades:
7th - 12th
I Have A Dream Speech Analysis Packet
This includes a step by step thoughtful analysis of Dr. King's I Have a Dream. It is used with students who have little experience with the speech and is a good introduction. I use this as a group activity, a group of 4-5 students seem to work nicely for this activity. I have included a link to the speech, and I usually label each section--or you can ask students to do that as they work. I show the actual speech, there are many youtube versions. It includes a reflective essay at the end.
Grades:
7th - 10th
My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris I Have a Dream
Activities for your study of the leader Martin Luther King Jr. by Christine King Farris.
This supplements Imagine It, SRA Reading series, sixth grade,
Unit 1: Taking a Stand.
Activities Included in the student study guide:
spelling
vocabulary
comprehension
dictionary/glossary
creative writing
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy
Daily Edit
Big Idea and Focus Questions Posters
Balanced Literacy
These activities meet Common Core standards.
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Letter From Birmingham Jail - Literature Reaction Worksheet
Encourage comprehension and critical thinking with this "Letter From Birmingham Jail" literature reaction worksheet. Great resource for MLK Day, Black History Month, Social Studies, American Literature, Essay writing, etc.Classroom-tested!This 2-page worksheet contains ten questions arranged in chronological order as each issue is dealt with in the text. Attractive graphics, clean/crisp layout, and plenty of room to write help students engage with what they are reading. Geared toward Middle and
Grades:
6th - 12th
Black History Word Wall
This resource can be used as a classroom chart, a word wall, or an insert into a social studies binder or notebook! It includes terms, names, and concepts typically studied during a Black History or Civil Rights Movement unit.
Grades:
K - 12th
Bible Study -- What Jesus Teaches About Race Relations
Bible study for tweens on Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) with insight from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Includes application writing and prayer practice. Age appropriate and easy for tweens to use for their own personal Bible study, but also great for family devotions or class discussion. (Lesson 46 from Weave Your Word in Me -- 80 Bible Lessons for Tweens Woven Within the Lord's Prayer by Susan Case Bonner. )
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Honoring Heroes: A Journey Through Memorial Day
Honoring Heroes: A Journey Through Memorial DayMemorial Day is a special holiday when we remember and honor the brave men and women who have served in the military and made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. It is a time to show gratitude and respect for their courage and selflessness. On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to these heroes by visiting memorials, attending ceremonies, and participating in activities that celebrate their contributions. It is important for kids to understand that Mem
Grades:
K - 6th
Parts of a biography
With this worksheet, kids will learn the parts of a biography in easy way. After working with this worksheet, they will know how to write a biography properly and step by step.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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