NYTLN COLLECTION + LESSON PLAN: Celebrating MLK Day
A really incredible lesson plan / resource collection from the New York Times Learning Network to make your MLK lesson/curriculum pop!
January 15, 2010, 8:02 AM
Celebrating MLK Day
By HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO
Occasionally, in place of a regular lesson plan, we provide a collection of resources for teaching about a timely topic. In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, here is a collection of New York Times, Learning Network and other materials for teaching and learning about Dr. King, the civil rights movement he led and his legacy.
Learning Network Lesson Plans
- The Dream Continued
Writing a Found Poem Based on the Obituary of Martin Luther King, Jr. - In King’s Words
Examining the Writings of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Context and Texture - Eyes Worldwide on the Prize
Viewing Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech through a Global Lens - Remembering Rosa
Profiling Figures in American Civil Rights from 1955-68 - ‘Whitewashing’ History
Exploring Topics in Civil Rights from 1948-1964 - Rights-Minded
Investigating the Lives of People Who Influenced the Civil Rights Movement - Civil Services
Exploring the Lasting Impact of the Civil Rights Movement - Marching On
Learning About the New Civil Rights Movement - Black Power
Organizing a Roundtable of Black Leaders - Free Speech
Annotating Obama’s Speech on Race - History in the Making
Considering the History-Making Election of Barack Obama - Fifty Years: From the Little Rock Nine to the Jena Six
Exploring School Segregation - Justice is Blind, Colorblind That Is
On the Ongoing Challenge of School Integration
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