After Reading

Lesson Plans for MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. level S

After Reading

Comprehending the Text
Draw the group together again and ask children to discuss the events in the order that they happened.
Say: Share with the person next to you the important things that happened in the correct order, starting from when Martin Luther King, Jr., was born.
Invite children to further discuss the events. Use questions such as

When did Martin decide to become a minister? What people or events influenced him in that decision?
Why was Martin attracted to Coretta?
Why do you think that people didn’t obey the rulings of the Supreme Court?
Why do you think that white parents didn’t want their children to go to the same schools as black children? Do you think that black parents felt the same way?
In what ways did people support the bus boycott?
Why was the November 1956 Supreme Court ruling called a victory for African Americans?
Why do you think people committed violent acts against African Americans?
Why didn’t the local police offer much protection during violence?
What happened on Bloody Sunday? Why did this happen?
Why do you think anyone would want to kill a man such as Martin Luther King, Jr.?

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