Title: Dream Quest
Topics: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights, black history, editorial
Subject: Language Arts, Social Sciences
Grades: 6-8, 9-12
URL: http://www.wadsworth.k12.oh.us/central/sstudies/dream/newhomepg.html
Overview: Students work in teams to research information about civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and about his dreams for America. Assuming the roles of editor, concerned citizen, political cartoonist and featured poet, students express their opinions as to whether Dr. King's dreams of freedom and justice for all Americans have come true. Students use their roles to create a newspaper-style editorial page expressing their thoughts on this topic. The quest includes an editorial page template and directions to help students complete the project.
Notes:
In the Resources section, please note the following changes and updates for the URLs noted below.
- http://library.thinkquest.org/50084/cartoons/howto-content.html: On the posting date for this WebQuest, the ThinkQuest site was temporarily closed. Check the resource after February, 2003, for the new site. Students might also explore online or print versions of local or national newspapers for examples of political cartoons.
- http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/stennille/ST3/poetryppp/sld004.htm: You must type in this URL to reach the correct link for this site. When you click the link from the WebQuest, you are directed to a site not related to this resource.
- http://www.discover.net/~dansyr/billrigh.html: This resource is no longer available.
- http://www.news-journalonline.com/letters.htm: This resource has changed to http://www.news-journalonline.com/opinion.htm#letters. You might also have students read other examples of letters to the editor from the online or print version of your local newspaper.
Article by Lois Lewis
Education World®
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01/08/2003
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