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Martin
Luther King, Jr. Essay and
Day of Service Project Fifth
grade students will use their Computer Studies time to research and collect
facts about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Specifically, students will be looking for facts to help them write
about why Dr. King would have thought it was important to serve the community
on a day commemorating his life. Additionally, students will learn how the power of speech can make a difference and shine a light on social injustice. There
will be a collection of library books for students to use, as well as the
following Web resources:
Some
questions that students should try to answer as they collect facts for their
essays are: ·
Who was Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.? ·
Why did Dr.
King think that helping other people was important? ·
What did Dr.
King do to help other people? ·
Why is it
important that we honor Dr. King with a day of service on MLK Day? Student essays must start with a proper header and have three well-written paragraphs. Students must save their essays to their HOME DIRECTORY, 5th
grade folder. Students must e-mail their essays to Mr. Brown by Fifth grade students may volunteer the
week before the MLK Day Holiday to participate in a day of service on Monday, January 21, 2008. |
