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Lesson Plans - Social Studies

Freedom Fighters

Students will compare two speeches or writings from Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King.

Using the Internet To Study: I Have a Dream

Students understand, analyze, and interpret historical events, conditions,
trends and issues to develop a historical perspective.

Martin Luther King Jr.: A Clothesline Timeline

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

Martin Luther King Jr.

The students will recognize the chronology of Martin Luther King’s life.

The students will have an understanding of the Jim Crow laws.

The students will become familiar with the speech “I Have a Dream.”

Evaluating Web Sites for Bias

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