Martin Luther King
and Malcolm X
Whose Philosophy Made the Most Sense
for America in the 1960’s?
Martin Luther King Jr.
RAFT: Civil Rights Movement
R- You are the leader of a community.
A- You are addressing the members of your community.
F- (See product choice chart)
T- You must influence the members of your community to support the
philosophy of one (1) Civil Rights leader- MLK or Malcolm X.
KT
Visual
Auditory
• Flyer
• Coat of Arms
• Skit
• Art Gallery
•
• Speech
Rap/Song/Poem/S
poken Word
• Speak to me
• Interview
Alternative
Resources
You are not permitted to create an
email address in class!
KT
Visual
• Flyer:
www.smore.com
www.glogster.com
• Coat of Arms:
www.familytreesandcrests.com/he
raldry-symbols.htm
• Skit
• Art Gallery:
www.animoto.com
Auditory
• Interview:
www.animoto.com
• Song/Rap/Poem/Spoken Word
Smore, Glogster and Animoto
require you to create an account
using your email address. If you
do not have an email address,
you can use Microsoft PowerPoint
to create your product.
All Products- Requirements!!!
 Answer this question- Whose philosophy made the most
sense for America in the 1960’s- MLK or Malcolm X? Whose
philosophy and actions had a greater impact or created
more change?
 Once you have answered this question, start to plan the
creation of your product.
 You product must show that you have…
 Identified the leader who had the greatest impact.
 Explained the leader’s philosophy- What did they believe in?
 Judged why you think the leader’s philosophy was successful.
Auditory Group- Specific Requirements
 Song/Rap/Poem/Spoken Word
 Must be at least 10 lines in length
 Example (“I Have a Dream” - Common Ft. Will.i.am):
“Hate has no color or age, flip the page,
Now my rage became freedom,
Writin' dreams in the dark, they far but I can see 'em,
I believe in Heaven more than Hell,
Blessings more than jail,
In the ghetto let love prevail,
With a story to tell, my eyes see the glory and well,
The world waitin’ for me to yell ‘I Have a Dream’.”
Auditory Requirements- Continued
 Interview
 Must include 5 Questions (asked by you) and 5 Answers
(provided by the Civil Rights leader
 The questions and answers must be written in complete
sentences. Each answer should be 1-3 sentences in length.
 Example (Interview with Martin Luther King, Jr.):
Q: Why do you promote love?
A: I promote love because it extinguishes hatred. Responding
to hatred with hatred only multiples hatred. We must treat
our neighbors with the same respect we expect from them.
K/T Group- Specific Requirements
 Flyer
 Must include five facts about your leader, his philosophy
and his accomplishments
 Must include five pictures
 Skit
 Your script must include 10 lines
 Your skit can be a made-up scenario based on realistic
events
 See me if you need a skit prompt- I have a list you can
choose from
Visual Group Coat of Arms
 Must include 5 symbols
 Underneath the picture, you must write a 3-5 sentence
statement explaining the symbols you chose and why you
chose them
 Art Gallery
 Must include 5 pictures
 Underneath each picture, you must write a 1-2 sentence
statement explaining the importance of the picture