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Lesson Plans - January

Exploring the Power of Martin Luther King, Jr.?s Words through Diamante Poetry

Encourage your students to explore the ways that powerful and passionate words communicate the concepts of freedom, justice, discrimination, and the American Dream in Martin Luther King, Jr.?s “I Have a Dream” speech by paying attention to the details of King’s speech as they read and as they gather words to use in their own original poems.

Learning to Respect Eachother

Students will learn about the pain and injustice of segregation

Using the Internet To Study: I Have a Dream

In this lesson students will learn more about who MLK was, what many of his contributions to society were and why those contributions were important.

Martin Luther King and Faith Ringgold- Quilting

Each student will make a drawing of an event in the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Once completed, they can be quilted together and displayed in the hall to celebrate Black History Month.

Freedom Fighters

Students will compare Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela