Martin Luther King, Jr. and Me: Identifying with a Hero
Students will
* participate in read aloud and in inquiry-based research activities.
* compare and contrast their lives to the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr., through their journals (using pictures and words as developmentally appropriate).
* share their journals with an authentic audience.
* explore various sources of information about Dr. King and share the discoveries of their research, recording them on a class KWL chart.
* create art and plan a party to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday.
Materials Needed: * My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers by Christine King Farris (Simon and Schuster, 2003)
* Other books and other information sources about Martin Luther King, Jr.
* Chart tablets and writing materials for the KWL chart
* Writing materials and art supplies
* Party supplies, www.readwritethink.org
Author: Devon Hamner
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