Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School

Grade 3 biography Unit
 
 

GRADE 3

Martin Luther King Jr.

 
 

  Introduction

Today we are going to listen to one of Martin Luther King’s famous speeches. Before that, we will look at a chronology (his life in order of when they happened and other events that were important to the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950’s and 1960’s). You have celebrated MLK Day since you began going to school. His life was complicated, so it is difficult to understand why he did what he did, why people were so afraid of him and what a huge positive change he made in our country. Reading the chronology and listening to his speech will help you understand.

 

Step 1: The Task

1. Read the chronology

2. Listen to the speech and read along.

3. While you are listening to the speech to write down what you think he meant after the important words that are listed on your worksheet.
 
 

Step 2: Information Seeking Strategies

 1. The links to the resources are provided below.

 

MLK Jr. Resource List

Links:

 http://www.thekingcenter.org/mlk/chronology.html

 

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

 
 

Step 3: Location and Access

All of the information and equipment is provided in the Library Computer Lab.

 
 

Step 4: Use the Information

Read the worksheet before you go to the websites so that you will know what information to look for. Click on the first link and read the Chronology. Then go back to this page and open the second website. Click on the link in the middle of the photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. Then scroll down and read the speech while you listen to him. Write a few words down on the worksheet to make it easier to remember. You do not have to write full sentences – just write a few words.

 
 

Step 5: Synthesis

Sit with your team and be prepared to share your ideas about these words.  You may not understand all of it, your team members will help each other. And then the team leaders will share your team’s ideas with the class. Mrs. Swarr will ask each of the teams their thoughts. I will also provide some information to help with some of those you may have had difficulty with.

 
 

 Step 6: Evaluation

Your team will evaluate the effort you made in trying to understand this speech. It is one of the most famous speeches in American History. It is worth your time to listen and try to understand so that you can decide what he was trying to tell us.

 
 

  Conclusion

You have now successfully used the Big6 Research Process.  You will be able to do research on any topic in the future. Remember, each time you use the process, you will get better. 

 
 

Teacher's Notes


The process is designed to follow the Big6 Research Model by Eisenberg/Berkowitz.

    Components of the Big6 Research Model

    1.  Task Definition.
                Define the problem.
    2.  Information Seeking Strategies.
                Determine possible sources.
                Evaluate the different possible sources.
    3.  Location and Access.
                Locate sources.
                Find information within the sources.
    4.    Use the information.
                Engage (read, hear, or view) the information in a source.
                Extract information from a source.
    5.    Synthesis.
                Organize information from multiple sources.
                Present information.
    6.    Evaluation.
                Judge the product. (Effectiveness)
                Judge the information problem solving process. (Efficiency)

 
 
  Credits

This webquest was created by Mrs. Swarr, LMS, Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School, 2008