Lesson Plan : Martin Luther King Jr.
Teacher Name: | Victoria Albers |
Grade: | Grade 5 |
Subject: | Social Studies |
Topic: | Martin Luther King Jr. |
Content: | Martin Luther King Jr. The "I Have a Dream" speech The March On Washington Ideals for Civil Rights |
Goals: | Students recognize major contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. to the Civil Rights Movement. Gain understanding of reason for peace march and message behind the "I have a Dream" speech. |
Objectives: | Work in a group to create common goals. Discover how difficult it can be to take a stand for something you believe in and want to change. |
Materials: | Tape of "I have a dream" speech, tape player, poster board, markers, wooden dowels to hold posters, Book about Martin Luther King Jr. and his March on Washington, paper to create pamphlets and worksheet on MLK JR. |
Introduction: | Have students listen to the "I have a dream" speech on tape. Encourage them to listen for the emotion and conviction in his voice. |
Development: | Discuss the message of the speech. Move on to ideals from speech and Martin Luther King Jr.'s contributions to Civil Rights. Read about the peaceful March on Washington. |
Practice: | Discuss and list on board: ideals desires and needs of humans Do a worksheet on the basic ideas and principles of MLK Jr. and his works on civil rights. |
Accommodations: | One group will act as onlookers, and if moved to do so, may join effort, other group will do a peaceful demonstration and speech. Then they will reverse roles the next day. This will be done outside. |
Checking For Understanding: | Assessment will take place with speech and mission statement pamphlets. Also the worksheets will be graded for accuracy of understanding of basics. |
Closure: | Aks each group to share how they felt about stanidng up for something they believed in, and how they felt witnessing the other groups demonstration. |
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