Malcolm X - an alternative vision to Martin Luther King?

Designed for Year 9 students who have already studied other aspects of American Civil Rights such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King.

Objective: to compare Malcolm X’s vision with that of peaceful campaigners such as Rosa Parks, MLK, Rustin and Randolph (and any others studied).

Lesson plan included

Starter activity - looking at a ‘social services’ report for Malcolm X to set up his background and why he might have an alternative vision

Some short discussion activities about the Nation of Islam and why it appealed to people like Malcolm X and why he changed his name

Card sort activity - students to look at Malcolm’s beliefs and to compare them to other campaigners
S&C activity included

Plenary - based on the Missing words round from HIGNFY - quotes by Malcolm X - students to use knowledge of Malcolm X and his beliefs to fill in the missing words from his quotes