Reading text on Dr Martin Luther King Jr for the planning reading lesson plan

Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

One of the most well-known leaders in the world was Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, the United States of America, he was a key personality in the civil rights movement in America.
While he was still a student, Dr King became interested in Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of non-violent resistance. In 1959, he went to India to meet followers of Gandhi. He then became certain that non-violent resistance was the best way to fight for freedom.
Dr King brought about a lot of changes to the lives of the black people in America and abroad. His speeches gave people new hope and his words gave them confidence. His dream was to bring about equality for all people.
Dr King was awarded several degrees from numerous colleges and universities in the United States and other countries. He also received several awards for his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. Among them was the Nobel Peace Prize which he received in 1964. At the age of 35, Dr King was the youngest man, the second American and the third black man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
On April 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, dr King was shot in the neck by James Earl Ray. Dr King had gone there to lead a protest against low wages and the terrible working conditions faced by sanitation workers.
At the time of his assassination, Dr King was on a nationwide campaign to help the poor. He was only 39 when he died. Millions of people mourned his death.

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Planning Reading Lesson for phase2 MBMMBI

Topic/ Theme: Heroes Near and Far

Learning Outcomes:-

2.3 . Present information to different audiences by:

h. reading aloud written materials such as reports, articles clearly and fluently.

d. presenting information in non-linear forms including tables, graphs, diagrams, charts and vice-versa

e. Writing recounts, descriptions, explanations, speeches, reports and articles.

vi. writing brief, simple descriptions.

Class: Form 3 - intermediate

Resources: text book and hand-outs.

Activities:

1. Interpreting information

2. Writing a short script

3. Dictionary skills


Procedures

1. Pre-reading (5 minutes)

- Teacher introduces words for students to find the meanings in the dictionary and discuss.


2. While-reading (35 minutes)

-Teacher shows a picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and elicit some information from it.

-Teacher selects few students to read a text on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr


(Form 3 text book pg 18)

- Teacher assigns students into two groups of (A and B with 5 members in a group).

Group A will be given handout 1 (GO4: Making connections) and Group B will be given handout

Learner output

2 (GO1: Words in context)

- Each group is allocated 15 minutes to complete the given graphic organizer (GO)

(students have prior knowledge of using the GO1)

Learner output

3. Post- reading (20 minutes)

- Teacher selects a representative from each group to present / talk about their GO to the class.

- Teacher asks the students to write a brief description about their own choice of hero (eg: Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the father, the singer, etc.)

Reading Text (Handout 1) click here

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