Martin Luther King Jr Activities | I Have a Dream Cloud Writing Template | MLK

It's great to have a dream, but like Martin Luther King, our students can encourage others to TAKE ACTION, too! This digital opinion and persuasive MLK writing activity can be used any time of the year, including Martin Luther King Jr Day and even Earth Day.

This NO-PREP digital activity has students share their dream or cause, give reasons and facts behind the issue, link their text to websites for more information, and come up with ways they and their classmates can take action!

Use this to discuss Martin Luther King Jr. and support your opinion and persuasive writing. Students will collaborate in ONE Google Slides presentation to share about their dreams for the world. They'll also participate in a class discussion slide.

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Each student will personalize a slide:

★ State their dream

★ Take their photo with their computer's camera

★ Give reasons and facts behind "The Issue"

★ Link their text to websites for more information (optional)

★ Tell ways to TAKE ACTION!

★ Insert an image that represents their dream

After the slides are completed, have students present their slide to the class or have students use the comment feature on Google Slides to ask questions, offer additional ways to take action, and more. Directions are included to help introduce commenting. Kids LOVE commenting.

Included:

★ Links to 2 Google Slides Presentations

• EDITABLE - You and your students can change the layout and headings on the the student slides to allow for more creativity
• Non-Editable - Students cannot change the layout, meaning they cannot move boxes or headings around. Everything is locked down.

★ Class discussion slide "Our Dreams"

★ Cover slide for class photo

★ Step-by-step instructions for accessing, editing, inserting and cropping images, linking websites, commenting, sharing, and printing slides

Want to share it?

Share with parents by sending them the link or print the slides to make a hard-copy book or bulletin board.

Who is this activity good for?

It's great for students and teachers who are new to Google Slides and also those already Google Slides savvy. Share this activity through Google Classroom or simply share the link.

*NOTE: When you purchase this product, the license can be used for one classroom, not an entire grade level or school. Please purchase multiple licenses if it will be used by more than one teacher. Thank you.

Who is the author of this activity?

• Kathryn Averkamp - kat@makewayfortech.com
• Google Certified Educator
• Master’s degree in Educational Technology
• Taught each grade K-4 over the past 11 years
• Awarded Teacher of the Year for the 2019-2020 school year
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