Format
Introductions
Who was MLK Jr.?
Background
Work
The Civil Rights Movement
Death
Legacy
Why do we celebrate MLK Day?
What are some problems that you see at your school or out in the world that you think MLK Jr. would want to help fix?
What can we do?
Dreaming Big
What are your dreams?
How can we work to achieve them?
Big Dreams Activity
Sharing
Conclusion
Objectives
Students will become familiar with who Martin Luther King Jr. was and develop knowledge of his work
Students will understand the reasons behind the Civil Rights Movement and identify major issues and how they could be resolved
Students will identify issues that exist within their school/society and how we could resolve them
Students will discuss things they want to achieve and develop a plan of action that will help them achieve these things.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
NSS-C.K-4.5 ROLES OF THE CITIZEN
What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
What does it mean to be a citizen of the United States?
What are important rights in the United States?
What are important responsibilities of Americans?
What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and improvement of American democracy?
NSS-C.5-8.5 ROLES OF THE CITIZEN
What are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
What is citizenship?
What are the rights of citizens?
What are the responsibilities of citizens?
What dispositions or traits of character are important to the preservation and improvement of American constitutional democracy?
How can citizens take part in civic life?
NSS-USH.K-4.3 THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES: DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND VALUES AND THE PEOPLE FROM MANY CULTURES WHO CONTRIBUTED TO ITS CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL HERITAGE
Understands the causes and nature of movements of large groups of people into and within the United States, now and long ago
NSS-USH.5-12.9 ERA 9: POSTWAR UNITED STATES (1945 TO EARLY 1970s)
Understands the struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil liberties