Martin Luther King, Jr. Lesson plan by : Kuuipo Withington

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Lesson plan by Kuuipo
Withington
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Before talking about MLK - do this activity
(Switch hair color to your preference) -At the
beginning of class pass out candy to only the
brunettes. -When they start realizing that youve
only given candy to the brunettes, tell them its
because youre brunette and you like them better.
-They WILL be mad. As they complain start
writing down comments they have on the SMART
Board. Ex. thats not fair Im not gonna
work you cant do that Im mad! -When
youve heard enough, write discrimination on the
board, give the blondes a piece of candy
explaining that you do like them, it was just a
way of introducing the word discrimination.
-Have students discuss how they felt, both the
blondes and brunettes. -Create a common
definition for the word discrimination. -Watch
video. (Martins Big Words United Streaming
video)
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• Objectives
• LS1A6- Listen for
• Enjoyment
• Information
• Directions http//nobelprize.org/nobel
  _prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
• To identify tone, mood and emotion of verbal and
  nonverbal communication.

• LS2A6 In discussions and presentations
• Speak clearly and stay on topic.
• Use appropriate volume, tone of voice, rate of
  speech, fluency/inflections and eye contact.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photo taken fromhttp//www.time.com/time/photoess
ays/mlk/
MLK Video here
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SMART Ideas Project here
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I Have a Dream
Click on title to hear and read the speech.
Give students I Have a Dream fill in the blank
w/s.
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                                 Martin
Luther King, Jr.Civil-Rights Leader 1929 -
1968   The ultimate measure of a man is not
where he stands   in moments of comfort and
convenience, but where      he stands at times
of challenge and controversy.                    
                                                  
         Martin Luther King, Jr.
http//www.time.com/time/photoessays/mlk/9.html
Click on picture for Facto and Opinion w/s