To learn about the Civil Rights Movement through the life of Martin Luther King Jr., utilizing primary sources (authentic documents, photographs, speeches, etc.), video and audio support, biographical texts and fictional texts.
To learn about India's Independence from British rule through the life of Mohandas Gandhi, utilizing primary sources, video, biographical texts and fictional texts.
To differentiate between these two peaceful leaders by way of comparing and contrasting their life circumstances, experiences and impact on the world.
To understand how history connects the present to the past through timelines, maps, photographs and graphic organizers.
To analyze the message of non-violence exemplified by Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi and to relate it to one's own life in present day society.
To learn to become more fluent, elaborate and well organized in one's own writing through the literary devices exemplified in model texts.
