1. Malcolm X
Learning Objectives: To find out who as Malcolm X and why was he different in his approach to Martin Luther King.
Word of the lesson: Black Nationalism

2. Context
We have been learning about the Civil Rights Movement and people who campaigned for Black Civil rights. Last lesson we looked at Martin Luther King and what he believed in, and some of the events he was part of. What can you remember? This lesson we will look at Malcolm X and compare him to Martin Luther King.

3. Starter
Read the story of Malcolm X’s life and write down as many facts as you can find out about him.

4. Malcolm X was born into a poor, working class background.

5. Malcolm X had a tough upbringing and was in foster care
Malcolm X had a tough upbringing and was in foster care. He saw first had the violence from whites who killed his family.
His family name was Malcolm Little, but when he got into the public eye he refused to go by this as he said it was a slave name given to his ancestors.

6. This is what probably shaped his political views.
Martin Luther King’s dream was Malcolm X’s nightmare. He didn’t believe Kings aims and methods were correct and he was highly critical of them.

8. What does source A suggest Malcolm X believed?
From learning about his family background, why do you think he believed this?
Why do you think the poorer blacks wanted to follow his teachings? (Source B)
Why were Malcolm X and Martin Luther King’s teachings different according to source C?
When did Malcolm X start to change his ideas and why?

9. Level 5 answers will show good understanding of the sources and will be written in detail with explanation. PEE will be used accurately.
Level 6 answers will show good understanding of the sources and will be written in detail with explanation. PEE will be used accurately with detailed explanation. It will infer reasons why Malcolm X’s background may have influenced him in a different way to King’s. Level 7 will analyse this further. It will be able to infer why his family background influence his beliefs and the difference between his social class and surroundings and King’s,.

10. Plenary
Based on their backgrounds, why do you think Martin Luther King and Malcom X had such different points of view on protest?

11. Our Learning Objectives were: To find out who as Malcolm X and why was he different in his approach to Martin Luther King.
Learning Outcomes:
Malcolm X was…
He was different to Martin Luther King because…