2nd Grade, U12, L7, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Grade 2 | Knowledge 12: Fighting for a Cause

Lesson 7:
Martin Luther
King Jr.:
Defender of
the Dream

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Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

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What are our learning goals?

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

I can recall information about Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor
Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune, Jackie Robinson, and
Rosa Parks.

I can identify the main purpose of “Martin Luther King Jr.:
Defender of the Dream.”

What are our learning goals?

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

I can demonstrate an understanding of the word
extraordinary.

I can write a free verse poem explaining my opinion about
Martin Luther King Jr.’s achievements.

Vocabulary

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

activists

banned

character

extraordinary

minister

sit-ins

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Multiple Choice

What right did Susan B. Anthony think women should have?

• right to fly
• right to vote
• right to drive
• right to swim

Multiple Choice

What were some of the causes for which Eleanor Roosevelt fought?

• Environmental rights and animal rights

• Educational rights and housing rights

• Economic rights and political rights

• Civil rights, women's rights, human rights, and social justice causes

Multiple Choice

How did Rosa Parks respond to being denied equal rights?

• She refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus.
• She moved to a different city
• She started a violent protest
• She accepted the discrimination quietly

Open Ended

Name one way Mary McLeod Bethune worked for equal rights for all.

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

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"Martin Luther King Jr.:
Defender of the Dream"

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Why are we
reading this text?

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to challenge something?

• To question it

• To agree with
• To ignore completely
• To accept without question

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

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Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Multiple Choice

What was the discrimination that Rosa, Martin, and others experienced on buses?

• Integration laws allowed mixed seating on buses
• Segregation laws enforced separate seating for white and black passengers on buses.
• There was no discrimination on buses
• Buses had separate entrances for white and black passengers

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Multiple Choice

What is the word you learned in the first read-aloud in this domain that refers to this type of peaceful response to unfair treatment?

• violence

• kindness

• patience
• nonviolence

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

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Discussing the
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Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

What word are we going to talk about?

extraordinary

Knowledge 12, Lesson 7: "Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream"

Compound Word Activity

extraordinary

The word extraordinary means that someone or
something is incredible or out of the ordinary.

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Writing a Free
Verse Poem

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Understanding

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