Lesson 14 | What is Justice? | Kindergarten Language Arts

Objective

Describe the dreams that Martin Luther King Jr. had.

Readings and Materials

Book: I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Kadir Nelson

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Target Task

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Discussion & Writing Prompt

What dreams did Martin Luther King Jr. have?

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Key Questions

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What dreams did Martin Luther King Jr. have? Why were his dreams important?
Martin Luther King Jr. dreams that “little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” Why were they unable to join hands?
What does Martin Luther King Jr. dream? How does the illustration help people understand his dream?
What do you notice about the illustration? Why is this an example of America being great?
What does it mean to let freedom ring?

Vocabulary

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dream

a goal or hope

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Common Core Standards

RI.K.3 — With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Reading Standards for Informational Text

RI.K.3 — With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.K.7 — With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).

Reading Standards for Informational Text

RI.K.7 — With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
RI.K.8 — With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

Reading Standards for Informational Text

RI.K.8 — With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
RI.K.9 — With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

Reading Standards for Informational Text

RI.K.9 — With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
RI.K.9 — With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

Reading Standards for Informational Text

RI.K.9 — With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Speaking and Listening Standards

SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.