A monumental holiday for a monumental leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors the great work accomplished by Dr. King during the Civil Rights Movement. Teach your students about this transformative time in history using this lesson plan.

Type: Reading, Vocabulary

Level: Intermediate+

Lesson Aims: Learners will practice reading skills and speaking for fluency on the topic of Martin Luther King Jr. Students will develop their ability to locate and recognize word partnerships.

Approximate Timing: 45 – 60 min.

Note to the Teacher: There are a number of short reading tasks, which can be omitted if short on time, or used as fast finisher tasks. The productive task can be a speaking or writing task.

 

Download the lesson materials and lesson plan here: MLK Day

Photo Credits: University of Nebraska Kearney, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire