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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Me: Identifying with a Hero

Students will

* participate in read aloud and in inquiry-based research activities.

* compare and contrast their lives to the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr., through their journals (using pictures and words as developmentally appropriate).

* share their journals with an authentic audience.

* explore various sources of information about Dr. King and share the discoveries of their research, recording them on a class KWL chart.

* create art and plan a party to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday.

Materials Needed: * My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers by Christine King Farris (Simon and Schuster, 2003) * Other books and other information sources about Martin Luther King, Jr. * Chart tablets and writing materials for the KWL chart * Writing materials and art supplies * Party supplies, www.readwritethink.org
Author: Devon Hamner

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