Format
1. Pre-quiz activity-students will be asked fair/unfair questions to demonstrate unequal treatment.
2. Students Literature by David Adler
3. What was early life like for Martin Luther King Jr.?
4. Civil Rights Discussion
5. The March on Washington-“I Have a Dream”
6 Significance behind Martin Luther King Day
7. Wrap Up Jeopardy Game
Objectives
As a result of this interactive lesson, students will:
1. Demonstrate understanding of unequal treatment
2. Explore the life of Martin Luther King Jr through shared literature.
3. Identify civil rights terminology and events
4. Demonstrate an understanding of of Martin Luther King Day.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Language Arts-Grades K-12
NL.ENG.K-12.3 Evaluation Strategies
Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
NL.ENG.K-12.4 Communication Skills
Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
NL.ENG.K-12.5 Communication Strategies
Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
NL.ENG.K-12.6 Applying Knowledge
Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
NL.ENG.K-12.7 Evaluating Data
Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and nonprint texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
NL.ENG.K-12.8 Developing Research Skills
Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.
NL.ENG.K-12.11 Participating in Society
Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
NL.ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
Technology-Grades K-12
NT.K-12.1 Basic Operations and Concepts
• Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
• Students are proficient in the use of technology.
NT.K-12.2 Social, Ethical and Human Issues
• Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
• Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
NT.K-12.4 Technology Communication Tools
• Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
• Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
State Standards
Ohio Educational Standards and Grade level Indicators:
Grade 2 Social Studies:
History
7. Recognize the importance of individual action and character and explain how they have made a difference in others' lives with emphasis on the importance of:
a. social and political leaders in the United States (e.g., George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Tecumseh, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony and Martin Luther King Jr.);
Grade 3 Social Studies:
History
3. Describe changes in the community over time including changes in:
a. businesses;
b. architecture;
c. physical features;
d. employment;
e. education;
f. transportation;
g. technology;
h. religion;
i. recreation.
Social Studies Skills and Methods
1. Obtain information about local issues from a variety of sources including:
a. maps;
b. photos;
c. oral histories;
d. newspapers;
e. letters;
f. artifacts;
g. documents.
3. Identify possible cause and effect relationships.
Grade 4 Social Studies:
Government
4. Explain that the Ohio Constitution tells how the state government should be organized and guarantees the rights of individuals.
Grade 5 Social Studies:
People in Society
3. Describe the experiences of African-Americans under the institution of slavery.
Social Studies Skills and Methods
6. Draw inferences from relevant information.
7. Organize key ideas by taking notes that paraphrase or summarize.