Martin Luther King Writing & Reading Comprehension Bundle

Description

This bundle includes both of these Martin Luther King Jr. resources:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Activity for Character Education
• Martin Luther King Close Reading Text, Comprehension Questions, & Writing Paper

Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Activity for Character Education:

This resource allows students to learn about one of the most famous quotes from MLK Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, where he spoke of others being judged not by the color of their skin, but the content of their character.

Students are given the opportunity to think about what qualities make up their own character and what non-physical trait(s) they would most want to be known for by others.

You may choose to provide some sentence frames on the board that begin with MLK’s famous phrase:

I have a dream that others will know me for ________________.

I have a dream that I will be known for ________________.

I have a dream that I will be remembered for ________________.

Have students brainstorm ideas to fill in the blank. Examples of types of answers they might come up with: being kind, being a good friend, making people laugh, being helpful to others, etc.

Students can choose one of the sentence frames (or a variation), and write it on the lines of the writing page. They illustrate a picture to go with it, and color and cut out a paper topper and bottom of Martin Luther King Jr.

When displayed, these make for a beautiful bulletin board to celebrate MLK. The writing activity download includes:

• Teacher guidelines
• 4 options for writing page templates, including regular lines and primary dotted lines (see preview)
• Martin Luther King Jr. template for the top and bottom of writing paper

Martin Luther King Close Reading Text, Comprehension Questions, & Writing Paper:

This resource can be used in a number of ways in any reading or writing lesson about Martin Luther King Jr.

The download contains:

• Reading passage about Martin Luther King Jr. (single spaced to save paper, or double spaced for Close Reading annotations)
• Short answer comprehension questions
• Multiple writing paper options for any MLK writing assignment (please see the preview for the different types of writing paper included)

If you like this bundle, you may also be interested in this American Heroes Bundle.