These lessons focus on the role Martin Luther King played in the fight for civil rights. They are fully resourced lessons with PowerPoints, a variety of tasks throughout, worksheets, clip links and accompanying tasks focusing on the Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights groups. Designed to meet Ofsted Good-Outstanding criteria by a experienced History teacher in a UK secondary school. Please see our other resources in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/History_Geeks If you are happy with your resource, please leave us a review! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you.

An assembly to support work on Martin Luther King Day in January. This highly dynamic presentation has an assembly plus a range of ideas and resources for follow-up form time activities. This beautifully-designed and editable 28-slide Powerpoint presentation creatively presents information on this event and can be showcased to any age group and includes specific pages for primary or secondary students. It includes images, dynamic transitions, informative text, video and links for extension work in form time – including extra video and classroom activities. Slide 1: Opening slide Slide 2-4: Who was Martin Luther King? Slide 5: The ‘I have a dream’ speech [includes video] Slide 6: What was Martin Luther King fighting against in 1960s USA? Includes teacher script if needed. Slide 7: What changed after the protests? Includes teacher script if needed. Slide 8: What happened to Martin Luther King? Slide 9: What happened to Martin Luther King? Includes video Slide 10: Why does he matter today? Slide 11: Famous MLK quotes Slide 12: Follow-up form time activities title screen Slide 13-14: Form time activities: Art activity Slide 15: Form time activities: Wordsearch activity Slide 16: Form time activities: Poetry activity Slide 17: Form time activities: Detailed MLK documentary [includes sensitive content] Slides 18-25: Form time activities: MLK Day quiz – with answers Slides 26-28: Other form time ideas to support disability strategies. As reviewers have stated for previous resources shared: “I sat down to plan my assembly for next week and found this resource, and it’s perfect. The best £2 spent. Thank you. I can teach this straight from the slides.” “Just buy it!” “Your resources have been life savers!” “Well worth the money and really saved my life” “I just wanted to say that as a non-specialist these resources are worth every single penny! Thank you so much for making and sharing them.” “Blown away by this! Can’t thank you enough!” “They have saved me a huge amount of time and the detail that goes into your work is second to none. You put others to shame who charge twice as much for very little. Can’t thank you enough.” “Your new spec resources are saving me hours & hours of work! Thanks, they are really good.” “These resources are so useful - I cannot tell you how much time they have save me - very clear to follow and easy to adapt for revision material — well worth the money”

A complete assembly on Martin Luther King Junior Day, including a 23 slide PowerPoint leading you through his life story and achievements. Bright, colourful and engaging, ideal for KS2, easily adaptable for KS1 and kS3. Includes: What is this day? Who was Martin Luther King? Family Inequality School Life Later Life Career Civil Rights Movement ‘I have a dream’ speech Changes Achievements Assassination Video links How is this day celebrated in America? Time given at the end of the assembly for reflection, children can think of their own dreams for the future. All reviews welcome. Check out my other popular assemblies on important days: World Kindness Day International Day for the Abolition of Slavery National Speech and Debate Day

Ready to teach! This lesson is part of a wider scheme of work on the struggle for Civil Rights in America. The lesson prior to this one is Rosa Parks and can be found in my shop. The lesson looks at some of the key moments of MLKs fight for Civil Rights and has students consider what makes MLK so significant in the Civil Rights movement. This lesson includes a data capture sheet and an extended writing task to conclude. Any feedback greatly appreciated!

Ready to teach! A lesson comparing the contributions of MLK and Malcolm X to the Civil Rights movement. Students answer a question at the end of the lesson which is an AQA GCSE style comparison Q. There is a data capture sheet for students to record key information. Any feedback greatly appreciated!

Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s important contributions to civil rights during Black History Month or on Martin Luther King Day (MLK Day) in January with these DIFFERENTIATED non-fiction reading passages / informational texts with comprehension questions, cloze procedure tasks, vocabulary grid puzzle and homophones worksheet (there, their, they’re). These resources are designed for upper Primary (Upper KS2 - Years 5 and 6 and equivalents) or early Secondary (KS3 - Year 7 and equivalents). These Martin Luther King themed close reading tasks and other ELA activities are in a printable non-editable PDF file with over 20 pages. Both UK and US spelling / grammar versions of all resources are included within the Zip file. Also available in this money-saving January Reading Comprehensions BUNDLE.   All activities are provided at 2 levels of challenge, so will suit a range of year groups and provide appropriate levels of challenge for different abilities within many classes.   I am designing these non-fiction comprehension and activities packets to provide a variety of interesting and relevant texts and related activities, a time-saving bank of flexible themed tasks linked to dates throughout the year. They feature specially written very short texts (about 250 - 300 words). Each pack is linked to a particular month but of course you can use them whenever you want! Each provides comprehension questions, a cloze procedure task and other linked tasks. The other tasks are on aspects of spelling, vocabulary, punctuation, grammar, writing or reading (this varies across the different packs). Build all activities into your Literacy or English programme, or use for cover lessons, homework, early finisher tasks or for those busy times when you just need something low-prep, meaningful, relevant and engaging at the last minute!   CONTENTS:   Reading passage (2 levels of difficulty) Cloze procedure task (2 levels of difficulty) – using same passage Comprehension questions (2 levels of difficulty) – using same passage Vocabulary grid puzzle (2 levels of difficulty) – using same passage, student will work on extending vocabulary, while practicing spelling and working on parts of speech knowledge. Homophones worksheet – there, their, they’re (2 levels of difficulty) – practice these commonly confused words, while also learning important things about MLK and the obstacles he faced. Full answer keys Teacher notes   YOU MIGHT LIKE… Winter Creative Writing Story Prompts Creative Writing Story Prompts

Rhetoric analysis activity ideal for a KS3/ KS4 homework task for a non-fiction unit/ AQA Language Paper 2 revision with full instructions, paragraph structures, success criteria and WAGOLL modelled example. This project focuses on Martin Luther King Jr’s infamous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. Resource tasks: Read the speech. Highlight and annotate any persuasive techniques on the sheet. Select one quotation from the speech and write a short analytical paragraph to answer the question: How does Martin Luther King Jr. use rhetoric to gain support from his audience? There are structures and a modelled example on the sheet to follow.

This is a fully resources Grab and Go lesson based on the life and works of Martin Luther King / MLK Jr. Included in this lesson: Bell task based on a fundamental question surrounding this topic. Starter: Stay standing activity Activity: Pupils watch a YouTube clip on the life and works of Martin Luther King and fill in our 5W sheet based on this information. Activity: Pupils will have the opportunity to take part i an opinion line activity on the significant events of Martin Luther King’s life. Activity: Pupils will have to answer a 12 mark evaluation question based on the evidence they gather from lesson and formulate a response as to whether they think non-violent protests are effective. Peer Assessment-Pupils swap their answers and peer assess. Plenary: INTERACTIVE emoji Selector (worth £3) We hope that you enjoy this resource! If you review this resource we will give you another resource of the same value for FREE. We would love your feedback, if you like what you see, please follow us: on Tes TeachElite’s Shop click the’Follow this Author button’ . We will keep you updated on any sales we throw or FREEBIES we upload. You can find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeachEliteRE and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeachElite/

A detailed PowerPoint with YouTube clips explaining why there is a ‘Martin Luther King’ day in America today.

A complete PowerPoint for the film Selma. you will need a copy of this DVD for this work. The PowerPoint provides context of the people involved and gives definition for prejudice and discrimination. The PowerPoint also includes: starters, discussion questions, mini whiteboard activities. There is a structured work booklet to help students which comes with: starters, not sections, big questions and DVD questions. this is ideal for the new spec RE GCSEs

This sheet helps focus the pupils on the key events from Martin Luther King's life - this detail is needed in many of the WJEC Is it fair questions. It will help if you have the MLK book from the faith in action series.

An assembly for Key Stages 3 and 4 to celebrate Martin Luther King’s birthday on the 15th January. Over 45 years after his death the assembly examines his life and work, and asks what still needs to be done today to remove discrimination from our society.

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Martin Luther King- Assembly & Tutor Time This resource pack contains + 1x Assembly and 1 x tutor time PPT that can extend over two sessions . All PowerPoints are fully resourced with YouTube links and activities to discuss the topic in question. Martin Luther King Assembly pack contains a PPT (10 Slides) with an A4 information sheet and a handout for you to make notes on each slide should you so wish. The assembly introduces pupils to the life and works of Martin Luther King. It includes a link to a YouTube clips educating them on this. This resource includes inspirational quote and an OPTIONAL Christian Biblical quote and Christian prayer. It also has a link to the ‘I have a Dream’ speech. Martin Luther King Tutor Time pack contains 1 x Fully Resourced PPT (21 slides in total) Worksheet (1 A4 sheet) The Topics to be discussed are: A YouTube link on the life of MLK Our INTERACTIVE 5W activity An Opinion Line activity based on the life of MLK A reflective quote A tribute to the life of MLK - YouTube link The Growth Mindset resource booklet to accompany this pack contains a 5W placemat for pupils to work on. If you review this resource we will give you another resource of the same value for FREE. We hope that you enjoy this resource! We would love your feedback, if you like what you see, please follow us: on Tes TeachElite’s Shop click the’Follow this Author button’ . We will keep you updated on any sales we throw or FREEBIES we upload. You can find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeachEliteRE and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeachElite/

Describe the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Explain the significance of Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson Objective: to what extent did Martin Luther King Jr. reach the mountain top of the Civil Rights Movement? AQA GCSE History: America, 1920–1973 - Opportunity and Inequality - Post-War America. The resources are also suitable for Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes to sustain outstanding results over a period of time: 2022 P8: +0.88 and +0.81 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 My GCSE History classes have also consistently attained the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1300 students. In addition, this specific component’s outcomes - America, 1920–1973 - Opportunity and Inequality - are consistently above the national average according to AQA Enhanced Results Analysis. I have worked for the examination boards for over 10 years and considering the recent developments within education, my resources are constantly amended and updated for students studying GCSE History. I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and have used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons to ensure that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud that I am a ‘Gold’ TES Author, and this is recognised by the fact that my resources have been downloaded over half a million times by educators throughout the world. Copyright Protection ©

This is a whole-lesson on Martin Luther King. it contains a link to the ‘I have a Dream’ speech, an information sheet on Martin Luther King 's beliefs and a factfile on Martin Luther King, differentiated for the lower ability students. The factfile can be turned into a spider diagram, or students can categorise information in it into Martin Luther King 's views, actions and consequences of actions. Students have a writing frame on which to base an evaluation of Martin Luther King’s significance. Students finish by considering the effect of non-peaceful protest.

A reading Comprehension on Martin Luther King’s Life and work as a social activist and leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. There are a lot of comprehension exercises after the text including : True or False, multiple choice, gap filling and finding synonyms exercises. The vocabulary used in the text is quite advanced (higher intermediate to proficient level).

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Quiz FUN/C8/QZ/55 Over 10 rounds and 58+ Questions. History & Citizenship lesson. This resource contains: 1xPowerPoint 1x Student Answer Sheet double sided out of /58+ Marks (PDF and PPT Version) and all the answers!! Contains 10 Rounds: Identify the Civil Rights Activist, True or False, Did MLK say this?, Greatest Achievements, American Presidents, Observation Round, Match the Odd One Out, Design Challenge and more… This quiz resource is perfect for lesson time, form time, extra curricular clubs, part of a drop down day or as a fun and historical educational treat for your class. This will last a full hour by the time you get students into small teams and run through the Quiz and the interactive way the answers appear. A tie-breaker is included which involves drawing an image top 3 score points. This informative, fun and engaging quiz will be a great way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day this January (21st January) or to teach about Civil Rights in America. A variety of different rounds and different challenges within this quiz for all types of learners to access (something fun no matter what ability) FUN/C8/QZ/55 Here are some of our other popular fast selling USA themed tutor resources: American Quiz Package Presidents Day Quiz 4th July Independence Day Quiz Martin Luther King Jr Day Thanksgiving explored Other popular British themed Tutor Resources include: British Values Quiz The Big Literacy Quiz Premium Form Tutor Resource - Full Year Package

A simple PowerPoint that explains who Martin Luther King was and why he is so important all supported by Widgit symbols,

This is a fully resourced lesson about how Martin Luther King’s Christian beliefs influenced his actions. It has an excellent starter sheet, carousel activity, discussion tasks, written tasks and an interactive plenary. It goes through the influence of the Bible, group prayer, being a pastor, non-violent protest & Jesus. It includes information on Civil Rights but its focus is on Martin Luther King’s Christian faith. This pack includes everything you need for this lesson which has been graded Outstanding by Ofsted and included in a Summary report for a secondary school. It has a full lesson plan, differentiated questions, a powerpoint, worksheets and an interactive powerpoint plenary. This plenary can also be adapted and used for other lessons. Buy this and have one lesson for Ofsted totally planned and resourced for you. This lesson is suitable for KS2, KS3 or KS4 (Ages 7-16). It was originally a 60 minute year 8 lesson but can easily last 90 minutes or it can be shortened if needed.