Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Task: After researching the life of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., the students will be able to apply their knowledge to
complete the book Martin Luther King Jr. and Me.”
Readings: “The Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” (Book.)
Informational Text: Biography/Timeline
Video:/Poem/Speech:http://www.americanrhetoric.com/s
peeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Materials/Resources
Each day literature is read discuss author, illustrator, genre
Grade: 2nd Grade
Discipline: Social Studies
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Authors: Edwina Marshall, Vonnie Lewis & Denise Oxendine
2.H.1.2 Identify contributions of historical figures (community, state, nation and world) through various genres.
The student will understand: Contributions of historical figures have helped shape history.
The student will know: How to use various genres to find contributions of historical figures, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., and how he influenced history in
Second Grade Social Studies
●communities, state, nation and world. Different genres such as history books, biographies, autobiographies, etc. are used to find out information about
historical figures.
Graphic Organizer: KWL
Handout
Students will share what they know, what they want to know and what they want to learn
Read Informational Text & Discuss
Vocabulary: Civil rights, march, minister, refused, rights, separation, slavery
boycott, civil rights , equality, protest, race, segregated, strike, violence
*Daily 5 Word work Illustrate/demonstrate understanding of vocabulary with Frayer
model handout
Continue to read the informational text
Do graphic organizer: Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then/discuss vocabulary
We’re All The Same Inside activity http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/404.shtml
Listen to rap song about MLK Jr. Children will
Do time line for MLK’s life/Children will illustrate pictures to represent the
recite and share how it makes them feel
different times of his life and write a caption
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Video I Have A Dream Speech
Do handout. Children will fill in their responses http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Starter.htm
Start working on Martin Luther King Jr. and Me Book
Complete pages 1 and 2
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson257/mlk_journal.pdf
Start working on Martin Luther King Jr. and Me Book
Complete pages 3 and 4
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson257/mlk_journal.pdf
Start working on Martin Luther King Jr. and Me Book
Complete pages 5 and 6
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson257/mlk_journal.pdf
Start working on Martin Luther King Jr. and Me Book
Complete pages 7 and 8
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson257/mlk_journal.pdf
Complete Martin Luther King Jr. and Me Book
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Revise and edit book.
Peer editing/conferencing. Prepare book for publication
Do oral presentation on “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Me” book to share with classmates
Do oral presentation on “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Me” book to share with classmates
Resources:
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Starter.htm
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm I Have A Dream Speech
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/404.shtml egg activity
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/king.htm timeline in color
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit192/lesson1.html
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/classroom-solutions/2012/01/martin-luther-king-jr-%E2%80%94-taking-steps-change-world
http://bigsole.blogspot.com/2012/01/another-poem-for-martin-luther-king-jr.html poem
http://www.songsforteaching.com/socialstudies/unitedstates/martinlutherkingjr.php rap
http://www.readinga-z.com/book.php?id=1436
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson257/mlk_journal.pdf children complete the handout to make their own
books
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html timeline I really like