Wynnsday, April 29, 2015 O Take your seat O Take out your documents from the last two days O Begin your warm-up Warm-Up (first for the week) What is the fundamental difference between the beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X. Minimum 5 sentences, use examples to support your claim.

Today’s Agenda O Warm-Up / Share O Group Discussion and Venn Diagram O MLK vs Malcom X O MLK vs Malcom X Talk Out O Homework: O Finish Venn Diagram O Study Guide Questions 6-23

Venn Diagram O As a group read and discuss the background information on the two Civil Rights Activists O Discuss EQ and Complete the Venn Diagram O EQ: In what ways are the two activists views similar and how are they different?

Quote 9 Malcom X: I can’t love a group of people that has oppressed my people for over 300 years. Quote 1 Malcom X: Your “nonviolence” results in more blacks being beaten and killed. Quote 2 MLK: Your ideas of self-defense will provoke more violence against blacks. Quote 3 Malcom X: Integration into a racist system won’t work. Quote 5 Malcom X: Nothing will change until black people start fighting back. Quote 6 MLK: We must not resort to the tactics that they use against us. Quote 7 Malcom X: Why waste time trying to change white people’s minds. Quote 8 MLK: Why should we create an image of blacks for whites to fear and hate? Quote 10 MLK: “An eye for an eye” will only make the whole world blind. MLK vs Malcom X Talk Out O Discuss the following quotes regarding the methods to achieve equal rights in the US. O What does each quote tell you about that persons beliefs regarding how men and women of color have to act to become a part of mainstream American society (white America)? O Do the quotes seem to agree with the documents we read for each activists? Why or why not? O Which quotes do you agree with? Why O Which do you disagree with? Why Quote 4 MLK: Separation is no different from segregation.

Writing Assignment Options 1. Write a 5 paragraph essay comparing and contrasting the lives and beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. 1. Must have at least 2 pieces of supporting evidence per body paragraph. These can be from the background information or the documents we read and discussed this week. 2. Create a two page dialogue between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X that reflects their differing viewpoints on the method African Americans should use to achieve equal rights in the United States follow these steps to complete your dialogue: 1. Begin your dialogue by copying the following lines on a piece of paper 1. Malcolm X – Martin, you’re going about this civil rights thing all wrong. 2. Martin Luther King Jr. – Is that right? Well, do you have any better ideas? 3. Malcolm X – as a matter of fact I do… (finish this sentence)

Debate Dialogue The last option is to develop a dialogue that debates two (2) of the four (4) issues below. O you can set this up to be a 3 person debate, you introduce the topic and ask questions and have Malcolm X and MLK respond to your questions. 1. Create a two page dialogue between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X that uses their beliefs to explain their opinion on two of the following topics. 1. Affirmative Action 1. MLK: I think affirmative action is a positive step for women and people of color 2. Malcolm X: Once gain I have to disagree with you. What do you find so positive about it? 2. Gangsta Rap 3. The current riots in Baltimore, MD 4. Welfare Programs