Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on the third Monday in January, honors the leader who worked all his life, peacefully, for fair laws and equal treatment for all people. Since 1994 it has been a national day of service, so it is a day to dream of a fairer world and to do something kind to help make it one.
Six pages on notebook lines. Page 1: draw and write your dream for your community or the world. Page 2: plan a service project, from the problem to how you will know it worked. Page 3: a letter to a school or town leader about a change and how people could make it peacefully. Page 4: an opinion piece, should every student serve on Martin Luther King Jr. Day? Page 5: two journal prompts. Page 6: an acrostic poem for JUSTICE, with words to try.
Pair this pack with a reading about Dr. King. Choose one service project from page 2 for the class to carry out, and send the best letters from page 3 to the leaders they are written to.
Talk with your child about a change they would like to see in your community, then find one way to help on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Writing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day about a dream for the world, serving the community and changing minds with peaceful words. Students write about their dream, plan a service project, write a letter to a leader about a change, argue an opinion on a day of service, reflect in a journal and write a JUSTICE poem.
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