MLK in the Classroom – 2017 Toolkit
The theme for the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Ferris State University is
“The Many Lenses of Dr. King: Activate, Motivate, Collaborate.”
The resources listed include content such as Dr. King’s papers, speeches, recordings and quotes as well
as lesson plans and much more that can be utilized to incorporate
MLK into the classroom for the upcoming celebration.
The King Center
The King Center website was established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King. This
website contains a digital archive, glossary of non-violence, a book list and
bibliography, news, and a section on dreams with a dream map.
http://www.thekingcenter.org/about-king-center
Martin Luther King, Jr and the Global Freedom Struggle
The King Institute Encyclopedia website from Stanford University contains an
encyclopedia of information about Dr. King, a chronology of his life and his
work, documents and audio files, and quotes on war and peace.
http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia_contents.ht
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Stanford University – The Martin Luther King Jr. Research
and Education Institute
The Stanford University Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education
Institute website includes Dr. King’s papers, Liberation Curriculum, resources
and much more. Also, the site has information about Stanford Historian,
Clayborne Carson, who was selected by Mrs. Coretta Scott King to edit and
publish the papers of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/about-papers-project
King and Morehouse – Morehouse College
This website contains an MLK timeline, an image and video gallery,
information about the collection at Morehouse College, and related MLK links.
https://www.morehouse.edu/kingcollection/life.php
If you are a faculty member that plans to support the 2017 MLK Celebration with your students, please email the
Office of Multicultural Student Services (OMSS) at [email protected]. For more information on the MLK Celebration
at Ferris State University, contact the OMSS at 231-591-2617, [email protected] or visit www.ferris.edu/mlk
MLK in the Classroom – 2017 Toolkit
The theme for the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Ferris State University is
“The Many Lenses of Dr. King: Activate, Motivate, Collaborate.”
The resources listed include content such as Dr. King’s papers, speeches, recordings and quotes as well
as lesson plans and much more that can be utilized to incorporate
MLK into the classroom for the upcoming celebration.
Ideas for the Classroom
Faculty can select an event scheduled during the celebration, or an MLK reading,
recording or quote that relates well to the theme for the 2017 Celebration for
students to:
1. Respond to comprehension and/or reflection questions (please see the link
below to question starters as a useful resource to develop questions).
2. Write a reflection paper.
3. Prepare reflective individual or group presentations.
4. Participate in a guided discussion (please see the link to question starters
below as a useful resource to develop questions).
5. Participate in a problem-solving discussion related to a current issue. The
students might be able to imagine how Dr. King might approach finding a
solution to the selected problem. In the problem-solving discussion,
students might be asked to:
 Identify the problem and provide examples or evidence
 Discuss root causes of the problem
 Discuss effects of the problem
 Propose possible solutions
 Evaluate the proposed solutions
 Select the solution(s) with the most merit
Below is a useful link with questions starters that encourage higher order
thinking.
The question starters move through 6 levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy and can be
used to develop comprehension and reflection questions for assignments and
discussions.
http://www.nscsd.org/webpages/jennisullivan/files/blooms-questionstarters.docx
If you are a faculty member that plans to support the 2017 MLK Celebration with your students, please email the
Office of Multicultural Student Services (OMSS) at [email protected]. For more information on the MLK Celebration
at Ferris State University, contact the OMSS at 231-591-2617, [email protected] or visit www.ferris.edu/mlk