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Lesson Plans - 9th Grade

Valentine’s Day 2002 Teaching Tip lesson plan

Aims: To give reading practice – stage 2
To review vocabulary/structure – stage 3
To make stds aware of ‘rhythm’ – stage 1
To give freer speaking practice- stage 4

Why Celebrate Black History Month

To utilize Internet resources for the immersion of students into Black History, they learn about the culture, heritage, family, church, and politics of the African-American and why we honor their accomplishments. Then they make class presentations.

Black Separatism or the Beloved Community? Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Is the separate black nation proposed by Malcolm X a better or nobler goal than “the beloved community” of Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nonviolent Resistance

Explain Martin Luther King, Jr.’s concept of nonviolent resistance and the role of civil disobedience within it.

Black History Month Announcements

Students will use research to create announcements to share with the school throughout Black History Month.