Mrs. Bueltel's Martin Luther King Webquest

INTRODUCTION

Today, as always in American history, there is great national unrest on the subject of racism and discrimination. You will be exploring one man's quest for equality, the facts of his life, the political implications, and the civil rights movement. You will take a look at society then and the mysterious circumstances surrounding King's death.

THE TASK

Students will visit Web sites on Martin Luther King, Jr. Each student will answers questions and give their own thoughts and comments. Each student will create a multi-media presentation and and a timeline. Finally, students will share with the rest of the class what you've learned from this lesson. So, travel back in time and imagine yourself and your family as an African American family living in the 50's and 60's.

THE PROCESSProcess

On your quest for equality, you must answer the questions listed below by linking to the various Web sites to find the answers. Write your anwers in a notebook along with your thoughts and comments. Once you have answered all of the questions, your final task is to create a timeline and a multi-media presentation about what you have learned from this lesson and share with the class.

As a part of your quest on Martin Luther King, Jr., you are asked to answer these questions and then make a timeline.

1. When and where was MLK born?

2. In what profession was MLK?

3. Who does King marry?

4. When and what was Brown vs. Board of Education?

5. How was Rosa Parks' incident significant? What year?

6. In 1956, what was King arrested for?

7. What did the United States district court finally rule?

8. King spends a month in India to study what?

9. What year was the first lunch-counter sit-in? Where?

10. State facts about the Freedom Riders?

11. What was King arrested for in Birmingham?

12. When was the March on Washington and what was the name of the speech given by King?

13. When was John F. Kennedy assassinated?

14. King receives the Nobel Peace Prize when?

15. When was Malcolm X murdered?

16. The march from Selma to  Montgomery, Alabama was for what and when did it take place?

17. What Act was written and signed by whom in 1965?

18. "Black Power", the slogan, when is it used for the first time?

19. Dr. King attacks the government's Vietnam policy in a speech at the Chicago Coliseum in what year?

20. King leads protesters through Memphis in support of sanitation workers when?

21. Dr. King's last speech is called what?

22. When was Dr. King assassinated?

23. When was presidential candidate Robert Kennedy shot?

WEBSITES YOU MAY USE:

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr

http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086

http://www.drmartinlutherking.net/martin-luther-king-education.php

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.ht…

Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (audio and full-text)

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

Conclusion

Is the struggle for equality a thing of the past? Can you find examples of discrimination today? Find a newspaper article to support your findings. Compare the society of the 50's and 60's to today. Today laws help protect the rights of all Americans, but we must continue to work towards equality. How can you do your part?