Martin Luther King, Jr. Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 4 | Lexile: 800 | Word Count: 92
This activity gives a printable score report and allows for narration

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. Why was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech so important in American history?
  2. What does the word “discrimination” mean, and why did Dr. King want it to end?
  3. How do you think Dr. King’s dream of equality has influenced our society today?
  4. Why do you think so many people gathered to listen to Dr. King in 1963?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 15 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of sports-themed comprehension activities offered to students as morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.