Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior
Project
Story boardCreate a story map (story board) that summarizes the main events in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. Below
are 15 pages on which to find those main events. As you read this short book, concentrated on the events in his
life that helped to shape the man he became. Then, look at the events in which his life affected history and
ultimately his legacy. The order of the story board:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
title page, your name
page 10
page 22
page 28-31
page 39
6) page 45
7) page 50
8) page 55
9) page 60-63
10) page 74
11) page 76
12) page 79
13) page 83
14) page 87-88
15) page 89
16) page 97
Vocabularya. Define each of the vocabulary words from the story: Peaceful Warrior: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Number each word and write the label: “Definition” before each word. Look back at how the word was
used in the story. Use that definition.
b. Write a sentence to show comprehension of the vocabulary word, label it “Sentence” before the actual
sentence. Write a sentence with the same meaning as it was used in the story. {For extra credit, you may
also copy the sentence from the story. Label that Original Sentence, or OS.}
1. meager, page 2
2. utmost, page 8
3. spacious, page 9
4. adjacent, page 11
5. compelled, page 25
6. abolish, page 34
7. Emancipation Proclamation, page 34
8. sociology, page 41
9. Henry David Thoreau, page 41
10. jubilant, page 45
11. philosophy, page 46
12. Mohandas Gandhi, page 46
13. NAACP, page 60
14. boycott, page 63
15. domestic, page 64
16. segregation, page 65
17. fervor, page 67
18. dignity, page 69
19. injustice, page 74
20. freedom rides, page 76