Resources & Tips

This informational text is suited for a lesson plan involving further works by or about Martin Luther King Jr. By providing basic background and context for his contributions and legacy, students can gain a foundational understanding that will help them to better understand other materials you choose to present, whether these be writings by Martin Luther King or excerpted articles or films about him.

These two scholarly articles that engage in a specific debate are suited for a class organized around a discussion of their opposing arguments. Students could be given these articles and asked to pick which side they agree with, and why. This can become a classwide discussion or organized debate. They also serve as strong templates for structured, evidence-based, argument-driven writing.

This set of questions is suited for assessing a student’s comprehension and critical analysis skills of a primary source. It can be used as a graded assessment or as materials for a homework assignment about Martin Luther King Jr. The open-ended questions can also be used for further classroom discussion.