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Lesson Plans - 12th Grade

The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

What made Martin Luther King Jr. an American hero? What events in his life contributed to his importance to our country? Students refine their knowledge of MLK’s life through the creation of classroom timelines and oral presentations.

Were My Dreams Realized? – Lesson Plan

In this activity each student imagines he or she is one of these former leaders who has come back to visit. Ask students to think about what these leaders represented and to write a speech as if they were one of these leaders who has returned for a visit today.

Graphing Valentine Candies

The student will learn to organize and display information in bar graph form using Valentine’s Day candies.

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.

Critical Thinking

The following is designed as an independent lesson to foster critical thinking over Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.