Duration:
Three 40 minute class sessions over a three weeks period of time.
Some writng to be completed in the classroom outside of Leap Buddy time.
Some writng to be completed in the classroom outside of Leap Buddy time.
Summary of UbD:
The students will learn about Martin Luther King, Jr. through reading books and watching videos with their Leap Buddies. Students will take notes on the key details they have acquired during their research. Then, students will create a likeness of MLK, Jr. in a specialized self-portrait where they follow directions and work on fine motor skills. Next, the students will use their iPads and access a website called Blabberize.com. In Blabberize, students will photograph their portrait of MLK, Jr.; record their voices, giving information about the life of King, as if they were him; and post. They will be judged on their audio performances of their presentations, including content and fluency.
Objectives:
Students will learn and be able to retell the life, struggles, and work of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Standards:
First Grade Standards
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Third Grade Standards
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.6 Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.6 With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. |
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.6 With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.5 Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details. |
Essential Questions:
Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday?
What can we learn from his life?
What can we learn from his life?
Materials & Equipment:
Books
Videos
Writing Paper
Pencils
Glue
Scissors
Martin Luther King, Jr. Portrait Materials
Background 9" x 12" 1 Light blue rectangle
Jacket 3" x 6 1/2" 1 Black rectangle
Shirt 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" 1 White rectangle
Head/Ears 4 3/4" x 6" 1 Warm brown rectangle
Tie 1" x 2 1/2" 1 Black rectangle
Tie Knot 3/4" x 3/4" 1 Black square
Eyes 3/4" x 2" 1 White rectangle
Eyes (Pupils) 3/4" x 1 1/2" 1 Black rectangle
Mouth 3/4" x 1 1/2" I Dark brown rectangle
Black Crayon
Information paper - for Portrait
Technology Materials
iPads
Blabberize.com
Videos
Writing Paper
Pencils
Glue
Scissors
Martin Luther King, Jr. Portrait Materials
Background 9" x 12" 1 Light blue rectangle
Jacket 3" x 6 1/2" 1 Black rectangle
Shirt 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" 1 White rectangle
Head/Ears 4 3/4" x 6" 1 Warm brown rectangle
Tie 1" x 2 1/2" 1 Black rectangle
Tie Knot 3/4" x 3/4" 1 Black square
Eyes 3/4" x 2" 1 White rectangle
Eyes (Pupils) 3/4" x 1 1/2" 1 Black rectangle
Mouth 3/4" x 1 1/2" I Dark brown rectangle
Black Crayon
Information paper - for Portrait
Technology Materials
iPads
Blabberize.com
Process:
Session 1 - Research and Writing (40 minutes)
Introduce the topic to the class. Read a book on Martin Luther King, Jr. and share a video from the selection provided.
Discuss the following questions as a group to build perspective and background knowledge.
Discuss the following questions as a group to build perspective and background knowledge.
- Who is Martin Luther King, Jr?
- Why is there a national holiday in the United States to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.?
- What is it that we celebrate about Martin Luther King, Jr?
- What do you know about Dr. King?
- What made his “I have a Dream” speech so historic?
- What is his dream?
- How does MLK’s dream continue on to this day?
- What does racial equality mean?
- What is the Nobel peace prize?
- What does it mean to be awarded the Nobel peace prize?
- Why was Martin Luther King, Jr. awarded the Nobel peace prize?
- Why is peace important?
- MLK, Jr. is the only non-president to have a national holiday dedicated in his honor. Why do you think this is so?
- Can one person make a change in the world?
Pair partners to read and watch remaining videos and take notes about MLK, Jr. First Graders should write at least 5 facts, in chronological order about MLK Jr.'s life. Third Graders should write at least 10 facts about MLK, Jr with more detail about his life in chronological order.
Final writing for recording. Write the facts about MLK, Jr. as if MLK, Jr. was telling them himself. All sentences should be in first person and the introduction needs to include "I am Martin Luther King, Jr...." This portion of the writing will be completed in the classroom independently during social studies.
Session 2 - Portrait (40 minutes)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Portrait Procedure
Concepts to know:
Shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval
Colors: light blue, warm brown, dark brown, black, white
Vocabulary: horizontal, vertical, center, diagonal, above, overlap, below,
middle, even, pupils, mustache
Directions:
1. Background: light blue rectangle
Copyright 1993 TLC Espinosa and McCormick http://www.tlclessons.com/
Concepts to know:
Shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval
Colors: light blue, warm brown, dark brown, black, white
Vocabulary: horizontal, vertical, center, diagonal, above, overlap, below,
middle, even, pupils, mustache
Directions:
1. Background: light blue rectangle
- Put the paper on the table in front of you in a vertical position
- Put a dot of glue on each corner of the information paper and glue it near
the bottom of the light blue rectangle; center it
- Hold the rectangle in a horizontal position; cut off the top corners and round for the shoulders.
- Put a dot of glue on each corner or rounded corner and glue the jacket in the center above the information paper.
- Hold the rectangle in a horizontal position; fold the rectangle.
- Hold the fold; begin at the bottom folded corner and cut on a diagonal line from the corner to corner;
you will have three triangles. - Open the folded triangle; it is the bigger triangle; but a dot of glue on each point of this triangle;
glue it on the middle of the jacket with a point down; match the top edge with the top of the jacket.
- Cut off the corners of the rectangle and round to make an oval; save the corners.
- Glue the head to the light blue rectangle; make the head overlap the shirt a little bit.
- Cut off the corners and round to make the ears; don't make them too big.
- Put a dot of glue on the straight edge; lift the head and glue the ears under the head;
glue the ears so that they are in the middle of the side of the head.
- Fold the rectangle; hold the folded rectangle in a vertical position with the fold at the bottom.
- Cut off a narrow triangle on each side of the rectangle; open and glue the tie on the shirt.
- Cut off the corners of the square and round to make a circle; glue the circle in the middle of the tie.
- Fold the white rectangle; cut off the corners and round to make two ovals.
- Glue the white ovals to the face; make them even with the ears.
- Fold the black retangles; cut off the corners to make two circles.
- Glue the black circles in the middle of the white ovals.
- Cut off the corners and round to make an oval.
- Hold the oval in a horizontal position and cut a smile out of the top side.
- Glue the mouth to the face.
- Start above the ears and color black hair around the top edge of the head;
color in circular strokes to make the hair look curly. - Draw eyebrows above the eyes.
- Draw a nose; make it a line that looks like a rounded "L".
- Draw a straight mustache above the mouth.
- Draw a curved line through the middle of the mouth to make the lips.
- Turn your paper over and write your name on the back with a black crayon.
Copyright 1993 TLC Espinosa and McCormick http://www.tlclessons.com/
Session 3 - Blabberize (40 minutes)
Blabberize.com Procedures
Directions: 1. Completed Martin Luther King, Jr. Portrait and an iPad 2. Turn on the iPad and select the Camera app.
engine. 4. Select Make at the top of the of the Blabberize page. 5. In the next window, select Browse below Find a Picture.
MLK, Jr. writing.
Press Save. 11. Logon to account.
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Visual Walk of Blabberize.com
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Resources:
Books
Select the book image or title to purchase book online.
My First Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Marion Dane Bauer is a good introduction to Dr. King and his life's work, and it provides great context about the times he lived in. |
March On!: The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World
by Christine King Farris. This book looks at how Dr. King prepared for his famous speech and the March on Washington. |
My Brother Martin
by Christine King Farris. This is one of my favorite books, period. Looking at Dr. King as a child allows young children to relate to him and his message even more. |
The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Johnny Ray Moore. This is an introductory book about Dr. King for beginning readers. |
National Geographics Kids Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Kitson Jazynka National Geographic Readers are educational, high-interest, and comprehensive for children. In this title, readers will learn about the fascinating life and legacy civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
by Bonnie Bader This biography describes the live of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. |
Internet
Published on Sep 11, 2014. “I have a dream...” Who began one of America’s greatest speeches with those words? In this BrainPOP video, you'll learn about life of the civil rights activist and nonviolent protestor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After watching visit http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies... for interactive activities to learn more about Martin Luther King, Jr.!
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Published on Jan 8, 2016. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, was a famous Civil Rights leader, pastor, and humanitarian. He is best known for his peaceful, nonviolent protests and speeches calling for change! This kid-friendly video is filled with facts and information about Martin Luther King Jr. and his life. MLK changed history, and so every January we celebrate him near his birthday.
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Evaluation:
Your project will be shared with your teachers, classmates, and parents.
Conclusion:
Martin Luther King Jr., dreamed of a world more tolerant than the one he lived in. The webquest above helps students put in perspective Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life, his impact on the Civil Rights Movement, and his significance to American culture and history. Students will be put into his shoes, through their speaking voice and make a personal connection with his impact on equality in America.