week 23

7th Grade: 
Students will be able to discuss courage as it relates to optimism and leadership.

1. Warm-up: Jackie Robinson Quiz
2. Read article
3. Group discussions

8th Grade:

Students will create final drafts of their speeches.  

1. Warm-up: Jackie Robinson Quiz
2. Finish drawings
3. Read article
• take notes (Highlight, underline, etc.) on how Jackie Robinson displayed courage and optimism.
4. Choose a hero from a movie.
• What makes your character a hero?
• How does your character display courage?
• How does your character display optimism?
5. Group discussions

week 18, January 20-24

Students will have be able to talk about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.  Students will be able to create final drafts of their speeches.

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. magazine activity
• Worksheet
• Break into groups to share your interesting fact
• Class meeting - What did Martin Luther King, Jr. teach us about getting along?
2. Type your speeches (Microsoft Word.)  Save it as 6_last name_I Have a Dream

week 18, Jan 13-17

Students will understand how vision relates to leadership.  Students will create a group presentation.  Students will emulate the writing style of Martin Luther King, Jr's "March on Washington" speech.

1. Martin Luther King, Jr "March on Washington" speech - what is he saying?
2. What do I want to say?
3. finish drawings for our "I Have a Dream" speech

week 17, Jan 6-10

(7th grade only)

Students will work as a team to complete the tasks.

1. Leadership relays
2. Sneetches?

week 16, Dec 16-20 and week 17, Jan 6-10

Students will understand how vision relates to leadership.  Students will create a group presentation.  Students will emulate the writing style of Martin Luther King, Jr's "March on Washington" speech.

1. watch Nelson Mandela presentations
• 6th Grade Presentation
• 7th Grade Presentation
• 8th Grade Presentation
2. Martin Luther King, Jr "March on Washington" speech - what is he saying?
3. What do I want to say?

week 15, Dec 9-13

Students will understand how vision relates to leadership.  Students will create a group presentation.  Students will emulate the writing style of Martin Luther King, Jr's "March on Washington" speech.

1. Who is Nelson Mandela?
• You will need:
• Your name
• Answer the question: If we are learning about vision, why are we looking at Nelson Mandela's legacy?
• 1 visual (a picture or a video clip)
• 1 fact or quote  
• 6th Grade Presentation
• 7th Grade Presentation
• 8th Grade Presentation
• Voice to Text tools
• http://vozme.com
• http://www.readthewords.com
2. Free Rice!
3. Martin Luther King, Jr "March on Washington" speech - what is he saying?
4. What do I want to say?

week 14, Dec. 2 - 6

Students will understand how vision relates to leadership.

1. Nelson Mandela
2. Emulation Writing activity
• Choose a problem if you have not already.
• Draw a picture of what the world would look like if the problem was solved.
• If time - Start analyzing what Martin Luther King, Jr. speech.
3. I'm done!  - Cards for Children Hospital :)
• Stories about kids in the hospital (a.k.a - Why we are doing this!)