Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Follow the Dream
• Celebrating
• Diversity

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Description of Lesson

• This lesson is designed to increase the tolerance
  of all people.
• Dr. Kings message was very powerful.
• Diversity will be the theme of this lesson.
• You will become aware of Dr. Kings teachings.
• You will become aware of how the Civil Rights
  Movement impacted the African/American culture as
  well as all people who face obstacles of
  discrimination.

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Background and Content Information

• This will follow study of the Civil Rights
  Movement, read
• Time needed for unit three school weeks using
  class period lasting 80 min. every other day
  (block schedule) which would total eight class
  periods.
• Group as well as individual Internet activities,
  video interviews, web site evaluations, reading
  of literature (letters, readings, ect.),
  construction of various projects.
• Final grade will be based upon a completed
  portfolio produced by each student.

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Internet References

• http//www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson046.
  shtml
• http//k-6educators.about.com/library/bldrking.htm
  
• http//ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/s
  ec4/Unit11/Unit_XIQ3rl.html
• http//ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/s
  ec4/Unit_11XIQ3.html
• http//www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
• http//www.discovery.com/schrockguide.assess.html
• http//myhero.com/hero.asp?herorosaparks
• http//littlerock.about.com/citiestowns/southeastu
  s/littlerock/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?sitehttp//cr
  .virtualscholar.com/cr6.htm
•  http//cr.virtualscholar.com/cr1.htm

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Essential Questions

• 1. In what ways did the Civil Rights movement
  change lives of Americans?
• 2. How do teenagers perceive others who may be
  different then them?

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Procedures

• You will watch a video of Dr. Kings speech, I
  Have a Dream.
• You will access the World Wide Web in order to
  complete assignments (both group/individual).
• You will complete a portfolio to include
• 1. Construction of Diversity Power Point.
• 2. Completed activities from Internet sites.
• 3. Construction of Diversity Web Site.
• 4. Construction of Diversity Newsletter.
• 5. Grade log
• 6. Final group report

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Martin Luther King, Jr.I Have a Dream

• Group Activity
• Access the Web site
• http//members.aol.com/klove01/matinsp.htm
• Print the printable version of MLKs speech, I
  Have a Dream
• Download the movie and watch the speech
• Place speech in portfolio

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Civil RightsBefore and After

• Individual Activity
• Access Web site
• http//ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lesons/crossroads/se
  c4/Unit_11/Unit_XIQ3R3.html
• Go to Question 2, print out chart Civil
  Rights Before and After
• Go to Question 3, print out the questions for
  the above chart
• Using Microsoft Office, devise a chart that will
  show the The problem (before, the Civil Right
  event (change) and the improvement (after).
• Place finished product in portfolio

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Evaluating Web SitesIs is reliable?

• Individual Activity
• Use the search engine, Yahoo to search, Dr.
  Martin Luther King, Jr. sites
• Use selected Web page evaluation sheets to
  evaluate five Web sites. Use at least three
  different evaluation forms.
• Place evaluation forms in portfolio

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Final Report Your Dream for the Future

• Group Activity
• Choose what you believe to be the most important
  problems faced with teenagers at PHS and describe
  these problems.
• Explain why each of these problems are important
  to teenagers and to the school as a whole
• Suggest at least one solution for each of these
  problems. These suggestions must be creative but
  realistic.
• Now you are ready to present your solutions to
  your peers.
• Place in portfolio

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Ongoing ProjectThe Wall of Fame

• Group Activity
• Students will create a bulletin display on the
  wall outside classroom
• As students visit various sites, each will print
  out articles, pictures, etc. that pertain to the
  Civil Rights Movement
• These pictures, articles, selections from
  students will be placed on The Wall of Fame

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Student Assessment

• Possible Points
• Speech, I Have a Dream printed-10 pts
• Watching speech-10 pts.
• Civil Rights activity-20 pts.
• chart-5pts
• questions-5pts
• student chart-10pts
• Web site evaluations-20pts
• Final project-20pts
• Completed Portfolio-100pts

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We Shall Overcome

• We shall overcome,
• We shall overcome,
• We shall overcome some day.
• Oh, deep in my heart (I know that)
• I do believe We shall overcome some day.
• Well walk hand in hand.
• We shall live in peace.
• We are not afraid
• We shall all be free.
• We are not alone.

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Live the dream TODAY!!!

• Kindness
• Tolerance
• Equality
• Togetherness
• Non-violence
• Peace
• Diversity
• Pride in ONESELF