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Lesson Plans - 8th Grade

Freedom Fighters

Students will compare Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Fact or Opinion Activity

Read a Brief Biography of MLK and Learn the Differences Between Fact and Opinion.

Evaluating Web Sites for Bias

Students use a checklist to evaluate Web content about Martin Luther King Jr. for bias.

Martin Luther King Jr.: A Clothesline Timeline

Students create a clothesline timeline depicting events in the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

George Washington Teaches Map Directions

If students follow "directions," they’ll have a picture of George Washington.