Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"A Day to Remember"

 

Ms. Haas
Team 7J
Language Arts

Students in Ms. Haas' language class celebrated the birthday of
civil-rights champion Martin Luther King Jr. by performing a poem for
choral speaking by Joan Nichols, "I Have A Dream."  The students also
completed a KWL organizer to recall the facts of MLK's life.

Mrs. Stump
Team 8S
Language Arts

On Monday, in all of my classes, we read a play based on the historical
events surrounding Dr. King's life.  Then, we worked on some questions
related to that, which lead us into an in-depth discussion about those
issues.  I also gave the students an extra credit option.  They could
design a poster that related to a Martin Luther King  proposal:  "Do
Something - Kindness and Justice Challenge."  It is due Friday if they
choose to do it and then I will display them in the building. 

Mrs. Nevius
Team 8H
Language Arts

We, 8H, put on a play about the demonstrations students put on to use the
same lunch counters for whites and blacks. King was played by Cody Maile,
but the main characters were students played by Robbie Horton and Sammy
Schoonover.

Mr. VonBehren
Team 7J
Social Studies

-We discussed what is meant by civil rights
-We discussed what life would have been like in the United States during
the 60's as far as segregation was concerned
-We discussed MLK's non-violent approach to racial inequality.
-We then watched a video entitled "Martin Luther King 'I have a Dream."
Students answered questions while viewing the video.