Welcome to Martin Luther King Jr.'s Extraordinary Life
This learning module requires the following materials:
This learning module requires the following skills:
Upon completion of this module, students will accomplish the following Learning Objectives:
This learning module utilizes the following 8th Grade English Language Arts Georgia Standards of Excellence (ELA GSE):
This learning module focuses on the following Essential Questions:
This learning module focuses on the following Learning Activities:
This learning module contains the following Assessments:
1. Discussion forum: How does your community remember or honor civil rights leaders? (Use evidence from the module’s video, text, and your own life to support your answer.)
2.Reading comprehension assignment (student choice).
4. BrainPop Challenges (review or graded-student choice)
5. Movie vs. text compare and contrast graphic organizer.
6. Through My Eyes: The Life of . . . (Nelson Mandela or Martin Luther King).
7. Extra Credit: Create an original short film adaptation of Selma, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, or Invictus (rubric)
9. Extra Credit: Create a newspaper article over an event about/involving Martin Luther King or Nelson Mandela (rubric).
10. Extra Credit: Create an original movie poster for Selma, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, or Invictus (rubric)
Modifications and Accommodations:
Students, before beginning this module, please take a moment to study/review the Quizlet vocabulary set for Martin Luther King Jr. After doing so, if you feel that you need an additional information, log into you Flocabulary account. Click here or use their search bar to locate their video on Martin Luther King Jr. Below is a screenshot of the module.) Watch the video and complete the learning modules activities.
- Chromebook (Internet connected computer)
- Web browser
- Quizlet account (free)
- Clever account (free for DeKalb County School District students)
- BrainPop (free for DeKalb County School District students)
- Flocabulary account (sponsored through Henderson Middle School)
- CommonLit account (free)
- PenPalSchools account (free)
- Mission US account (free/optional activity)
This learning module requires the following skills:
- Middle grades reading proficiency (supports claims, summarization, vocabulary).
- Writing (spelling, grammar, punctuation)
- Technology skills (digital citizenship, digital literacy, informational fluency, safe and effective Internet research and navigation, computer use)
- Social & emotional skills (collaboration, empathy, curiosity)
- Participation (responsiveness and time management)
- Familiarity with using Coursesites software
- Familiarity with using PenPal Schools software
- Familiarity with using Quizlet software
- Familiarity with using BrainPop
- Familiarity with using Flocabulary
- Familiarity with using CommonLit software
- Familiarity with using Mission US software
Upon completion of this module, students will accomplish the following Learning Objectives:
- ELAGSE8RI2: Students will learn about the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
- ELAGSE8RI2: Students will learn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- ELAGSE8RI2: Students will learn about the life of Nelson Mandela.
- ELAGSE8RI2: Students will learn about the Anti-Apartheid Revolution in South Africa.
- ELAGSE8RI3: Students will investigate how Gandhi influenced Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela.
- ELAGSE8L1: Students will research and share how their community remembers or honors civil rights leaders.
- ELAGSE8RI1: Students will showcase reading proficiency by completing a reading comprehension assignment on discrimination with 70% accuracy.
- ELAGSE8W7: Students will research the life of Martin Luther King Jr. or Nelson Mandela
- ELAGSE8SL5: Students will create and share a brief presentation on Martin Luther King Jr. or Nelson Mandela.
This learning module utilizes the following 8th Grade English Language Arts Georgia Standards of Excellence (ELA GSE):
- ELAGSE8RI1: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- ELAGSE8RI2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
- ELAGSE8RI3: Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
- ELAGSE8RI7: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
- ELAGSE8RL7: Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.
- ELAGSE8W10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
- ELAGSE8W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- ELAGSE8SL1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. a). Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
- ELAGSE8SL5: Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.
- ELAGSE8L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- ELAGSE8L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- ELAGSE8L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
- ELAGSE8L6: Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
- ELAGSE8W7: Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
This learning module focuses on the following Essential Questions:
- Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
- Why is Martin Luther King Jr. regarded as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders?
- Why and how do we celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King Jr.?
- Do you agree with the way Martin Luther King Jr.'s lead his fight for civil rights? (Why or why not?)
This learning module focuses on the following Learning Activities:
- Students will use Quizlet to study the vocabulary words for Module 2 (acquit, apartheid, assassinate, civil rights, equality, liberation, protest).
- Teacher will show (whole class) or students will watch (independently) a BrainPop video on Civil Rights and Martin Luther King Jr. Students will complete the challenge (review or graded quiz) for each BrainPop video.
- Students will use Chromebooks to log into PenPal Schools. The teacher will show the introductory video for Module 2: The Fight for Civil Rights.
- Students will think about the guided questions while they independently read the module’s text. (How did Gandhi influence Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela? What was the Civil Rights Movement in the United States? What was the Anti-Apartheid Revolution in South Africa?)
- Students will participate in the module discussion forum. (How does your community remember or honor civil rights leaders? Use evidence from the module’s video, text, and your own life to support your answer.)
- Students will respond to three peers (in class or global) in the discussion forum.
- Students will chose and complete a reading comprehension assignment on Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, the Civil Rights Movement, or apartheid.
- Students will use a graphic organizer to compare/contrast a movie with the module’s text.
- Students will research the life of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) or Nelson Mandela (NM). Students will create a brief presentation using Prezi, Adobe Video, Sway, PowerPoint, or eMaze (rubric). Students will post their links on their period’s Class Google Doc.
- Students will use their Google Chromebooks to access a discussion forum (channel) in Microsoft Teams. Students will use Teams to answer Module’s 5 exit ticket: Is there still a need for civil rights leaders? What civil rights are people still fighting for in today’s time period? (The teacher will facilitate a brief classroom discussion to review the students comments, ideas, and opinions.)
This learning module contains the following Assessments:
1. Discussion forum: How does your community remember or honor civil rights leaders? (Use evidence from the module’s video, text, and your own life to support your answer.)
2.Reading comprehension assignment (student choice).
4. BrainPop Challenges (review or graded-student choice)
5. Movie vs. text compare and contrast graphic organizer.
6. Through My Eyes: The Life of . . . (Nelson Mandela or Martin Luther King).
7. Extra Credit: Create an original short film adaptation of Selma, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, or Invictus (rubric)
9. Extra Credit: Create a newspaper article over an event about/involving Martin Luther King or Nelson Mandela (rubric).
10. Extra Credit: Create an original movie poster for Selma, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, or Invictus (rubric)
Modifications and Accommodations:
- Students with IEPs, please see me for individual modifications on this learning module.
- Students with 504 Plans, please see me for individual modifications on this learning module.
- English Language Learners, please see me for modifications, accommodations, and access to additional resources.
Students, before beginning this module, please take a moment to study/review the Quizlet vocabulary set for Martin Luther King Jr. After doing so, if you feel that you need an additional information, log into you Flocabulary account. Click here or use their search bar to locate their video on Martin Luther King Jr. Below is a screenshot of the module.) Watch the video and complete the learning modules activities.
Keep the Dream Alive . . .
In order to complete the tasks in this virtual learning module, you will need to have a comprehensive knowledge of civil rights and an overview of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Please complete all of the following activities (as indicated), in order to prepare you for your work in this module:
1st period-Click here to submit your MLK Primary Sources Reading Activity
4th period-Click here to submit your MLK Primary Sources Reading Activity
6th period-Click here to submit your MLK Primary Sources Reading Activity
7th period-Click here to submit your MLK Primary Sources Reading Activity
8. Log into TweenTribune and complete the assignments: Martin Luther King's 1st "I Have a Dream" speech. If you need assistance logging into TweenTribune, please see the resource page for TweenTribune or contact your teacher.
Progress Check
At this point, you should be knowledgeable about segregation and the fight for civil rights in America. Your lessons highlighted a variety of peaceful protests along with some of the more violent moments like the assassinations of JFK and Malcolm X. You should also understand how the Civil Rights Bill, Voting Rights Act, and Brown v. Board of Education changed American society. You should have a basic overview of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, King's work as a minister, King's role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Civil Rights Movement, King’s commitment to nonviolent protesting, and King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech given at the March on Washington. If you are unfamiliar with any of the subjects referenced, please go back and review/redo the above activities listed in numbers 1-4. If you are knowledgeable about all of the topics listed in this section, please proceed forward to your next task.
Presenting Your Learning
In this activity, you will create a presentation on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Your presentation should be chronological and include the following:
Your presentation should be completed using Canva, Adobe Spark, Sway, PowerPoint, Google Slides, eMaze, or Prezi.
- Quickwrite-Why do you think America celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day? (Students have been exempted from this assignment.)
- Create a MLK Jr. KWL Chart in Word Online/Google Docs. Complete the "What I Know" and "What I Want to Know" about Martin Luther King, Jr. sections. Suggestion: While you are learning about Dr. King's life in this module, please enter any new information that you have learned into your MLK Jr. KWL Chart. Important dates and major events will be excellent additions to your KWL Chart. This information will prove helpful when you begin to create your future presentation over Dr. King. (Students have been exempted from this assignment.)
- Log into Flocabulary and complete the Civil Rights learning module. In order to do this, you will need to watch the video, study the Vocab Cards, play the Vocab Game (optional), complete the Read & Respond questions (10), complete the Quiz, and then test your skills in the Lyric Lab (optional). Your scores for all required assignments will be collected and entered into the grade book. Optional assignments will not be scored. If you would like to continue learning about Civil Rights, click here to access BrainPop's learning module on the topic (optional). Reminder: Enter new information that you have learned about Dr. King into your MLK Jr. KWL Chart. Important dates and major events will be excellent additions to your KWL Chart. This information will prove helpful when you begin to create your future presentation over Dr. King.
- Watch Martin Luther King Jr. in BrainPop (required). If you are not knowledgeable about Martin Luther King Jr. please complete the Vocabulary (optional), Graphic Organizer (optional), Worksheet (optional), Challenge (optional), and Quiz (optional) activities to increase your knowledge of Dr. King. You do not need to share your scores/results with your teacher unless otherwise notified. Suggestion: Use Clever to login and access BrainPop.
- Log into Flocabulary and complete the Martin Luther King Jr. and Leadership learning module. In order to do this, you will need to watch the video, study the Vocab Cards, play the Vocab Game (optional), complete the Read & Respond questions (10), complete the Quiz, and then test your skills in the Lyric Lab (optional). Your scores for all required assignments will be collected and entered into the grade book. Optional assignments will not be scored.
- Log into CommonLit and complete the assignment on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Please remember to use the R.A.C.E. or R.A.P.P. Strategy when completing the constructed response (question 5).
- Log into Flocabulary and complete the Primary and Secondary Sources learning module. In order to do this, you will need to watch the video, study the Vocab Cards, play the Vocab Game (optional), complete the Read & Respond questions (10), complete the Quiz, and then test your skills in the Lyric Lab (optional). Your scores for all required assignments will be collected and entered into the grade book. Optional assignments will not be scored. After you have completed the Primary and Secondary Sources module in Flocabulary, complete the MLK Primary Sources Reading Activity. If you are having trouble opening/viewing the document, click here for a pdf version of the MLK Primary Sources Reading Activity.
1st period-Click here to submit your MLK Primary Sources Reading Activity
4th period-Click here to submit your MLK Primary Sources Reading Activity
6th period-Click here to submit your MLK Primary Sources Reading Activity
7th period-Click here to submit your MLK Primary Sources Reading Activity
8. Log into TweenTribune and complete the assignments: Martin Luther King's 1st "I Have a Dream" speech. If you need assistance logging into TweenTribune, please see the resource page for TweenTribune or contact your teacher.
Progress Check
At this point, you should be knowledgeable about segregation and the fight for civil rights in America. Your lessons highlighted a variety of peaceful protests along with some of the more violent moments like the assassinations of JFK and Malcolm X. You should also understand how the Civil Rights Bill, Voting Rights Act, and Brown v. Board of Education changed American society. You should have a basic overview of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, King's work as a minister, King's role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Civil Rights Movement, King’s commitment to nonviolent protesting, and King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech given at the March on Washington. If you are unfamiliar with any of the subjects referenced, please go back and review/redo the above activities listed in numbers 1-4. If you are knowledgeable about all of the topics listed in this section, please proceed forward to your next task.
Presenting Your Learning
In this activity, you will create a presentation on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Your presentation should be chronological and include the following:
- King's birth date and place
- information about King's parents
- the early years of King's life
- King's college life
- King's life as a minister
- King's early work in civil rights
- King's spouse and children
- important events/moments in King's life
- memorable quotes made by or about King
- King's death
- how King's legacy lives on
- a brief summary on why you believe America still observes King's work with the observance of a Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
- Works Cited page
Your presentation should be completed using Canva, Adobe Spark, Sway, PowerPoint, Google Slides, eMaze, or Prezi.
Advance Tech Tip: If you're using PowerPoint for your presentation software, consider completing the Technology Tutorial on Pixton Comic Characters. This tutorial will show you how to create, customize, and add comic characters to your PowerPoint slides. Your character(s) will have the ability to pose and present your text. It's a very cool way for you and your group members to make a unique project that includes a bit of your personalities.
Bonus Tip: If you add-in Pixton Comic Characters (through Microsoft Office), it will also allow you to use this feature in Sway.
Bonus Tip: If you add-in Pixton Comic Characters (through Microsoft Office), it will also allow you to use this feature in Sway.
Resources
Quotables-Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quotables-Civil Rights
In Depth-Martin Luther King, Jr.
Did You Know? (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Laws and Customs-Martin Luther King, Jr.
King Primary Sources from National Archives
King presents demands of CRM in Birmingham, Al. (newsclip)
The Oberlin Review, Oberlin, Ohio. February 8, 1957.
Quotables-Civil Rights
In Depth-Martin Luther King, Jr.
Did You Know? (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Laws and Customs-Martin Luther King, Jr.
King Primary Sources from National Archives
King presents demands of CRM in Birmingham, Al. (newsclip)
The Oberlin Review, Oberlin, Ohio. February 8, 1957.