Martin luther King

Quick RS Quiz Connection

TRUE OR FALSE?

Number down 1 – 10 in your book.

As we go through write down…

T for True and F for False

1. Prejudice is an attitude of not liking someone because of the group they’re in.

2. Discrimination is an attitude.

3. Discrimination is doing something.

4. Hitting someone because they’re black would be discrimination.

5. A stereotype is thinking everyone from a certain group is different.

6. Racism is discrimination based on gender.

7. Sexism is discrimination based on race.

8. A community is a group of people who have something in common.

9. Equality is treating everyone the same.

10. Justice is treating everyone fairly.

1. Prejudice is an attitude of not liking someone because of the group they’re in. True 2. Discrimination is an attitude. False 3. Discrimination is doing something. True 4. Hitting someone because they’re black would be discrimination. True 5. A stereotype is thinking everyone from a certain group is different. False

6. Racism is discrimination based on gender.

False

7. Sexism is discrimination based on race.

False

8. A community is a group of people who have something in common. True 9. Equality is treating everyone the same.

True

10. Justice is treating everyone fairly.

True

Aim: To learn about what racism was like in Martin Luther King’s day.

To know how Martin put his faith into practice To know Christian teaching on prejudice.

Activation – Main Focus Today What does Martin Luther King’s life mean today?

1. Who and what do you think were the biggest influences in Martin Luther King’s life?

- Equality = Treating everyone the same - Justice = Treating everyone fairly - Community = A group of people who have something in common eg. religious belief

LO To understand the work and motivation of a religious leader.

To know an example of racial prejudice and the work done to challenge it.

Clip Possibility – Lesson 5, TGI Space

Whilst watching the next clip think about how our actions can sometimes be seen as prejudice even if we do not intend to be.

Prejudice affects a large population of the world.

There are different ways that people show prejudice against each other. There are simple things or gestures that can be a sign of prejudice.

Activation

• Until the 1960’s some

laws in part of the USA meant black people were discriminated against.

• White and black children were not taught together in school.

• People were segregated on buses- black people were made to sit at the back and white people could sit were they liked.

Task- Explain what the work segregation means?

• Blacks were also forbidden to enter • AND... churches, beaches, shops, cafes and most public • Since black people were places. not allowed to vote it meant they could not get any of these laws changed.

• Martin Luther King was a black American who suffered discrimination

himself.

• As a Christian, he believed treating people unfairly because of the colour of their skin was against Jesus’ teaching of ‘love your neighbour’.

• SO...

• In 1956 he began joining in with campaigns against any treatment that discriminated against black people.

Task- What were MLK’s beliefs and how did this influence his work?

• Martin Luther King took direct action by organising boycotts of public transport like the buses.

• They stopped using the buses until they were allowed to sit where they liked...

• This worked well as the bus companies lost LOTS of money!!!

• He also organised lots of demonstrations and peace marches and was joined by millions of black and white people from across America and made many important speeches.

•Despite being stabbed, arrested and having his house bombed Dr. King knew that God’s love was always in him.

•This made him determined to carry on fighting for equal rights.

 Listen to the speech.  At the end you will have 1 minute to write

down how it made you feel.  How did you think it made the people listening to it feel? Both black and white.

The ‘I have a dream speech’

Demonstration  Should violence be used to fight racism?  Why did Martin Luther King choose to

challenge prejudice in the way he did?  How successful was he? Give some examples of what he did and what was achived/  Racist laws have been changed and Black people have equal rights today but does prejudice still exist?

Homework  Using your text book and computer  Research either Mahatma Gandhi, Martin    

Luther King or Desmond Tutu What examples of prejudice did they face?

How did they challenge prejudice and discrimination?

Who does they religious belief influence them?

Why did they use peaceful methods to challenge prejudice and discrimination

Homework Mahatma Gandhi

Martin Luther King

Desmond Tutu

Plenary  Mindmap what would motivate someone to stand up against prejudice

Motivation