Module 1 - Unit 1 - Lesson 3

School Days

Grade K-5

Lesson Overview

Learning Targets/Objectives:

Recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s educational history: Booker T. Washington High School, Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, and Boston University
Analyze how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. viewed the purpose of education.

Success Criteria:

Students should be able to identify Dr. King’s educational path and his view on education.

Social Emotional Openers (SEL)

SEL Opener:

OPTION 1: Host a School Days by Chuck Berry Dance Party
OPTION 2: Play School Days by Chuck Berry
- Students complete the Favorite Part of School Worksheet

Unit-1-School-Days-K-5-Intro

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Activities/Choice Board

Materials and Downloads

Grade 6-12

Lesson Overview

Learning Targets/Objectives:

Describe how Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary and Boston University’s School of Theology helped cultivate King’s leadership and oratory skills.
Conduct a close reading analysis of King’s “The Purpose of Education.

Success Criteria:

Argue how continuity and change influenced King’s commitment to education and how that might be applied to oneself.

Grades-6-12-M1-U1-L3

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Adaptations for Student Needs

IEP

Sizes of student groups range
Students team up with a peer partner, while others would prefer to work individually.
There is a variety of small-group work
Chunking information
Visual cues and wait time
Visual supports (maps, images, PowerPoint slides, handouts)
Assessments will be modified, and students given extra time

ELD

Modified/simplified reading material
Content-related lists/handouts of key terms
Text is supported by visuals and connected to real-life experiences

Materials and Downloads

Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 3: School Days - Close Reading Analysis