How much do your learners know about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? Set up an opportunity for kids to learn about Dr. King while practicing reading fluency with a reader's theater activity. The script is for four voices and includes information about the man and excerpts from his famous speech, "I Have a Dream."

Concepts

reader's theater, reading fluency

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Additional Tags

dr martin luther king jr, reader's theater, reading fluency, social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Divide your class into groups of four to practice performing the reader's theater
• Use this activity around Martin Luther King Jr. Day or during Black History Month

Pros

• Parts are clearly marked
• Includes some background information throughout the passage and at the end of the resource

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.3.4.a RF.3.4.b RF.4.4.a RF.4.4.b RF.5.4.a RF.5.4.b