Theme: Civil Rights Movement/ Equality for All Lesson 2, Day 4
Grade: 5
Teacher: Brent Stinson
Materials:
Movie “Remember the Titans”
Television
Photo
Pencil
Paper
Key Term Worksheet (from Day 1)
Articles: “King’s greatest speech isn’t his only message” by Greg Gaut “Together, blacks, whites can realize MLF’s dream” by Cynthya Porter “Martin Luther King had more than just a dream” by Brian Voerding
Book “The Martin Luther King Jr Story” by Johnny Ray Moore and Amy Wummer
Goal: The students will be able to explain the social and political transformation of the United States from 1955 to 1965.
Objective: The students will be able to identify influential leaders and important dates at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.
Procedure:
a. Introductory Experience (5 Minutes)
Show a picture of Martin Luther King Jr and ask the students who this man is.
Explain to the students that MLK Jr was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Also say that he was a pastor, poet, speaker and activist.
b. Developmental Experience
1. Read the book “The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.” (7 Minutes)
2. Ask the students if they identified any words from their term worksheet. (3 Minutes)
--The worksheet was completed during Lesson 1.--
3. Give the students an example from the book. Ex: Martin Luther King Jr believed that schools should not be segregated.
4. Have the students take out a piece of paper and pencil. (1 Minute)
5. Play the Video Clip of Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream Speech” (10 Minutes)
6. Show and ask the students to divide their paper into two sections. (3 Minutes)
7. Have the students take out a piece of paper and split the paper into two sections. Explain that we are going to watch a movie and their assignment is to write what they saw on one side, and what they felt on the other. (3 Minutes)
8. Hand out a copy of the movie review on “Remember the Titans” to each student and allow time for them to read it independently. (5 Minutes)
9. Play the first ten minutes of the movie “Remember the Titans” (10 Minutes)
10. On a piece of poster board write down everything the students wrote under the column “What I saw.” (4 Minutes)
11. On a piece of poster board write down everything the students wrote describing how they felt. (4 Minutes).
12. As a class, guide the students through a discussion on each bulletin under the column “What I Saw.” (4 Minutes)
Ex: Student: I saw people yelling. Teacher: Yes, another term would be protesting.
13. As a class, guide the students through a discussion on each bulletin under the column “What I Felt.” Ex: Student: I feel bad because they were mean. Teacher: Yes I think we all do, African Americans went through a lot of verbal and physical abuse. (4 Minutes)
14. Have the students number off in groups of 4. Explain that three groups will be breaking down articles related to Martin Luther King Jr from the Winona Daily News and be required to present what they find. There will be 1 group that will break down the book “The Martin Luther King Jr Story.” (3 Minutes)
15. Go through the Group Assignment with the class. (2 Minutes)
--The students will identify the Main Characters/Main Idea/ Important Events/Conclusion.
16. Allow time for the groups to work on their given assignment. (10 Minutes)
17. Have the groups present their reading material and what they found. (6 Minutes)
c. culminating experiences (6 Minutes)
Review the information that we learned today during class.
Ex: Give two standout points from the book: “The Martin Luther King Jr Story”
Preview the next three days of the lesson. Present that we will be learning about several other key leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.
Ex: Malcolm X.
Assessment used during lesson: Critical Thinking Skills, Group Presentation and Portfolio Work.
Grade: 5
Teacher: Brent Stinson
Materials:
Movie “Remember the Titans”
Television
Photo
Pencil
Paper
Key Term Worksheet (from Day 1)
Articles: “King’s greatest speech isn’t his only message” by Greg Gaut “Together, blacks, whites can realize MLF’s dream” by Cynthya Porter “Martin Luther King had more than just a dream” by Brian Voerding
Book “The Martin Luther King Jr Story” by Johnny Ray Moore and Amy Wummer
Goal: The students will be able to explain the social and political transformation of the United States from 1955 to 1965.
Objective: The students will be able to identify influential leaders and important dates at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.
Procedure:
a. Introductory Experience (5 Minutes)
Show a picture of Martin Luther King Jr and ask the students who this man is.
Explain to the students that MLK Jr was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Also say that he was a pastor, poet, speaker and activist.
b. Developmental Experience
1. Read the book “The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.” (7 Minutes)
2. Ask the students if they identified any words from their term worksheet. (3 Minutes)
--The worksheet was completed during Lesson 1.--
3. Give the students an example from the book. Ex: Martin Luther King Jr believed that schools should not be segregated.
4. Have the students take out a piece of paper and pencil. (1 Minute)
5. Play the Video Clip of Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream Speech” (10 Minutes)
6. Show and ask the students to divide their paper into two sections. (3 Minutes)
7. Have the students take out a piece of paper and split the paper into two sections. Explain that we are going to watch a movie and their assignment is to write what they saw on one side, and what they felt on the other. (3 Minutes)
8. Hand out a copy of the movie review on “Remember the Titans” to each student and allow time for them to read it independently. (5 Minutes)
9. Play the first ten minutes of the movie “Remember the Titans” (10 Minutes)
10. On a piece of poster board write down everything the students wrote under the column “What I saw.” (4 Minutes)
11. On a piece of poster board write down everything the students wrote describing how they felt. (4 Minutes).
12. As a class, guide the students through a discussion on each bulletin under the column “What I Saw.” (4 Minutes)
Ex: Student: I saw people yelling. Teacher: Yes, another term would be protesting.
13. As a class, guide the students through a discussion on each bulletin under the column “What I Felt.” Ex: Student: I feel bad because they were mean. Teacher: Yes I think we all do, African Americans went through a lot of verbal and physical abuse. (4 Minutes)
14. Have the students number off in groups of 4. Explain that three groups will be breaking down articles related to Martin Luther King Jr from the Winona Daily News and be required to present what they find. There will be 1 group that will break down the book “The Martin Luther King Jr Story.” (3 Minutes)
15. Go through the Group Assignment with the class. (2 Minutes)
--The students will identify the Main Characters/Main Idea/ Important Events/Conclusion.
16. Allow time for the groups to work on their given assignment. (10 Minutes)
17. Have the groups present their reading material and what they found. (6 Minutes)
c. culminating experiences (6 Minutes)
Review the information that we learned today during class.
Ex: Give two standout points from the book: “The Martin Luther King Jr Story”
Preview the next three days of the lesson. Present that we will be learning about several other key leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.
Ex: Malcolm X.
Assessment used during lesson: Critical Thinking Skills, Group Presentation and Portfolio Work.
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