LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Didn't find what you were looking for?

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “I Have A Dream” speech
Students will display their understanding of the symbolism and references that Dr. King used to enrich his famous speech on August 28, 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial by constructing a “jackdaw,” a collection of documents and objects.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Charlotte Lammers.
Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Charlton Heston at the 1963 March on Washington
Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Charlton Heston at the 1963 March on Washington
Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Charlton Heston stand at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. The march drew over 200,000 people to the nation's capital, and was the site of Dr....
Format: image/photograph
Civil rights wax museum project
In this lesson plan, students will choose African Americans prominent in the Civil Rights Movement and research aspects of their lives. They will create timelines of their subjects' lives and a speech about their subjects, emphasizing why they are remembered today.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Sabrina Lewandowski.
African American history
A guide to lesson plans, articles, and websites to help bring African American history alive in your classroom.
Format: bibliography/help
Making reading passages comprehensible for English language learners
English language learners can read the same content-area material as their peers, but may need special help. Teachers can make difficult reading comprehensible by building vocabulary, decoding difficult syntax, and teaching background knowledge.
By Ellen Douglas.

Resources on the web

Exploring the power of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words through diamante poetry
In this lesson, students analyze the power of words while reading Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE
Entering history: Nikki Giovanni and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Students study the social impact of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech by reading Nikki Giovanni’s poem “The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.”. Students complete a close reading of the text of King's speech and... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Dr. King's dream
In this lesson from EDSITEment, students will learn about the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Students will listen to a brief biography, view photographs of the March on Washington, hear a portion of King's “I Have a Dream”... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Social Studies)
Provided by: EDSITEment
Let freedom ring: The life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Students listen to a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., view photographs of the March on Washington, and study King's use of imagery and allusion in his “I Have a Dream” speech. After studying King's use of imagery and allusion, they create... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
Provided by: EDSITEment
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Look at photos from the Great Depression, read the Fireside Chats, and listen to his famous speech with the words: We have nothing to fear, but fear itself. Just a few of the fascinating things you will discover at this amazing FDR website. (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum
How big are "Martin's Big Words"? Thinking big about the future
After conducting online research about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the teacher uses Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, to introduce the idea of connotations and denotations in vocabulary. Then students identify... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Spirituals
This lesson plan introduces students to the role that spirituals have played in African American history and religion. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Music Education and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities