Year 7

Martin Luther King Project

The following is designed to provide guidance on how students should carry out their extended learning task on the life of Martin Luther King Jnr.

4 lessons including 3 in the library – this task should also provide the homework opportunities for students during this time.

Over the next 4 lessons students will be expected to complete an extended learning task made up of the following parts:

• A creative activity based upon the ideals of MLK, this could include:
  • paper chains with relevant messages, large scale posters, models etc.
  • an oral activity in the form of an interview, role play, an imagined speech by MLK etc
  • a computer-based presentation e.g. using PowerPoint or Movie Maker
• A completed research record (A3 sheet with 4 boxes)
• A computer based interactive task that can be accessed via class server (Homework)
• An extended piece of writing that will ideally be based upon the findings of their research record; this could take the form of a biography, a diary, embedded journal, a speech , a constitution etc (to be completed in class)
• A student peer and self evaluation of the task based upon the RS levels

The rationale behind this task is to allow students maximum opportunities to access the various demands of the levels. The students creativity and imagination should be encouraged through these tasks and they should feel a sense of independence over the planning and delivery of them.

To that aim there is no prescription over in which order tasks should be completed or over how much time should be directed towards it and which parts are suitable as homework tasks. Obviously it may be necessary for the class teacher to give explicit direction on these matters according to the divers needs of the pupils.