Title: Martin Luther King Jr.
Author: Wil Mara started writing books in 1988. Throughout his career as a writer he has written over eighty books. Most of Wil's books are written for children however, as his career goes on he is starting to write adult books as well.
Genre: Biography
Grades: 1-5
Subject Area: History
Summary: In the story Martin Luther King Jr. life is written about from birth to death. It talks about racism and the way the black people were treated because there skin was a different color. Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for what he believed in which that everyone should be treat the same. He fought for equal rights for everyone.
Pre Reading Activity: Put words in about Martian Luther King Jr. in alphabetical word. Then talk about how the words relate to Martin Luther King Jr. Have kids define the word in there own words verbally to the class.
Post Reading Activity: The kids will draw a picture and write an I have a dream speech. This is a speech about what they think needs to change about American, and why they think it needs to change. The length of their writing sample will depend on their age. The kids should talk about some of the things Martin Luther King talked about. The students should also draw a picture to go with their writing sample. (http://www.education.com/activity/article/Write_Dream_Speech/)
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