Wednesday/Thursday, April 3rd/4thLesson Plan**April 4th marks the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassinationin 1968**The 1960s marked a significant decade with the growing Vietnam WarProtests and Civil Rights Movement, however a decade of majorassassinations transformed the entire nation.Part 1 - Pre-Assessment-Yes or No?-If you did know about the assassination - what have youlearned?1)Were you aware of JFK’s assassination in 1963?Yes2)Do you know/Have you learned the reasons he was assassinated?No3)Were you aware of Malcolm X’sassassination?No4)Do you know/Have you learned the reasons he was assassinated?No5)Were you aware of Martin Luther King’s assassination?Yes6)Do you know/Have you learned the reasons he was assassinated?
No7)Were you aware of RFK’s assassination?Yes8)Do you know/Have you learned the reasons he was assassinated?NoEach of the four major assassinations has a link with an article &video about “what” happened and “how” it impacted the UnitedStates.