Image Source - ​Behind Martin Luther King’s Searing 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'

Instructions

• Observe the Political Cartoon
  • What do you notice?
  • What do you wonder?
• ​Watch the Video - The Time Has Come, 1977 (30min)
• Navigate to Newsela through Schoology or click on the bottom picture to read the Famous Speech - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

​Guided Notes
Political Cartoon

• What do you notice?
• What do you wonder?​

Speech

• Read the Speech "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and answer the quiz questions.
• Write down the questions and your answers in your notes.

Click on this image to go to Newsela and log in with your school account. The Primary Sources: Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" has been assigned to you to read. Complete the ELA Quiz questions by writing down the questions and your answers in your notes.

Video - Excerpts from "Letters from Birmingham Jail" (16min)

• Use this if you have yet to engage in reading the whole document.
• Use this if you have completed the whole reading to get a recap of the elements of the letter.

Additional Resources

• MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S ‘LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL’