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MLK Jr Activities for Reading, Writing, and Research

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Cover for ELA activities all about Martin Luther King, Jr.: informative text, comprehension, vocabulary, research, writing
Title page to show the class before starting the unit
Contents and directions: thumbnails and teacher notes for the six MLK activities, from informative text to writing
Teacher planning guide for sequencing the activities
MLK informative text: students closely read 3 paragraphs on civil rights and segregation, highlighting key phrases
Close-reading passage for annotation before the question sets
Reading comprehension on MLK: six multiple-choice questions on his home state, jobs, bus boycott, character trait and death
Quick check of passage understanding after reading
Critical thinking on MLK: students answer three open questions on inspiration, courage and opposition, citing text evidence
Written response task for deeper discussion of the passage
Vocabulary from context: students write their own definitions of segregation, activist and equality using text clues
Word work to pair with a reread of the passage
MLK research: students find 5 more facts about his life in reliable online sources and record each with its website address
Extension for computer time, followed by group sharing
Writing extension: students read excerpts from the "I Have a Dream" speech, write their own dream for the nation's future
Independent writing to craft a one-paragraph speech
"I have a dream that one day..." sentence starter: students complete the sentence in a speech bubble and sign their name
Whole-class display piece; students write and color

Answer key included

Answer key included
Attributes
Subject

Holiday & Seasonal, Holidays, Black History Month, Martin Luther King Day

Grades

Grade 3, 4, 5, 6

Types

Activities

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
The Language of Learning
Rating
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About This Product

This resource is a MLK, Jr. ELA Activity Packet.

This packet includes:

  • - Informative text

  • - Reading comprehension

  • - Critical thinking

  • - Vocabulary

  • - Research

  • - Writing extensions

Students will be able to read the text and complete the ELA worksheets that follow.

Answer key included.

What's Included

1 PDF with 10 ready to print pages

Resource Tags

Black History Martin Luther King ELA packet critical thinking writing extensions MLK

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