by Two Pencils and a Book
4th – 12th Grade
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist who had an epic impact on race relations in the United States, playing an instrumental role in ending the legal segregation of Black citizens in the United States, and the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
This 6:00 minute video shows his life and legacy and pairs well with my Martin Luther King, Jr. Differentiated Unit – Standards-Based. The video covers from birth through his assassination. This MLK video also works well as a stand alone product.
It would be appreciated if you have a look at the Unit!
This video is also available for streaming here on TPT. I just didn’t know how to get the video option to download. To stream go here.
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The MLK Unit Information
This a student-centered, print-n-go, turn-key differentiated unit about Martin Luther King, Jr. This engaging resource includes informational text standard, social studies standards, fluency, reading comprehension and more. Please look at the preview to get an idea of what this unit entails. Included are print, Google Slide and Easel versions.
Each reading passage is written at two reading levels for maximum differentiation.
Passage Reading Levels
- Passage 1: Fluency: The Civil Rights Movement – A Lexile Level 610L-800L
- Passage 1: Fluency: The Civil Rights Movement – B Lexile Level 1010L-1200L
- Passage 2: Fluency: Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.? Lexile Level 610L-800L
- Passage 2: Fluency: Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.? Lexile Level 1010L-1200L
- Passage 3: MLK Facts Lexile Level 610L-800L
- Passage 4: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Nobel Prize – A Lexile Level 610L-800L
- Passage 4: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Nobel Prize – B Lexile Level 810L-1010L
- Passage 5: March on Washington – A Lexile Level 610L-810L
- Passage 5: March on Washington – B Lexile Level 1010L-1200L
- Passage 6: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination A Lexile Level 610L-800L
- Passage 6: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination B Lexile Level 610:-800L
Student Edition Table of Contents
Fluency: Civil Rights Movement A page 3
Fluency: Civil Rights Movement B page 4
Civil Rights Movement Comprehension page 5
Fluency: Who is Martin Luther King, Jr. – A page 6
Fluency: Who is Martin Luther King, Jr. – B page 7
Who is MLK Comprehension and Standards Assessment page 8
Fluency: Who is MLK, Jr. Close Read page 9
MLK Facts page 10
MKL Facts Multiple Choice Questions and Descriptive Paragraph page 11
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Nobel Prize A page 12
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Nobel Prize B page 13
March on Washington – A page 14
March on Washington – B page 15
March on Washington Left Hanging page 16
March on Washington Left Hanging Weblink Activity – Optional page 17
Smithsonian Relic Search – March on Washington page 18
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination – A page 19
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination – B page 20
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination Text Evidence page 21
MLK Making Inferences in Non-Fiction – Early Life page 22
Summing Up the Whole Unit – Main/Central Idea and Text Evidence page 23
MLK Quotes and Meaning Analysis page 24
RAFT – Choose Your Own Assignment page 25
Rubrics page 29
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