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Using the Internet To Study: I Have a Dream

In this lesson students will learn more about who MLK was, what many of his contributions to society were and why those contributions were important. Some ideas which we will study are, nonviolence as a means of solving conflict, the “I have a dream speech,” and MLK Day: Why do we celebrate this day? Students will have the opportunity to search the Internet to learn facts about MLK and to submit their thoughts about him to the World Wide Web. This lesson is important because it will help students to understand the events of the past and to develop a historical perspective about those events.
**This lesson is designed to take more that one day. Students could spend a week doing these activities.

Found in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, History, January, Social Studies

Learning to Respect Each Other

Students will understand the following:
1. Dr. Martin Luther King was a strong advocate of nonviolent protest and fought for civil rights for all Americans with an eloquence that can be found in speeches such as his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

Found in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, History, January

Exploring the Power of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Words through Diamante Poetry

In this lesson plan, students explore the powerful words of one of the world’s most passionate speakers, Martin Luther King, Jr. and in the process they have the opportunity both to investigate the deep meanings of King’s words and to choose words that they find powerful themselves as they compose their own poems in response to King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

Found in: 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, 9th Grade, January, Language Arts

How Big Are Martin’s Big Words?

Students read an excerpt from Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and note the “big” words. Students then choose one of two options: (1) they write about their own “big” words and dreams in stapled or stitched books, or (2) they construct found poems using an excerpt from one of King’s speeches.

Found in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, January, Language Arts

Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader

Students will review Dr. King’s life.

Found in: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, History, January, Language Arts