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March 25/Session V -- Martin's Big Words/Courage

6:30-6:45 Snacking & Chatting Looking at/adding to Timeline, Context Table & Wiki Pin in Atlanta, GA (King's birthplace) and in Memphis, TN (King's assassination site) on world map

6:45 "Big Words" Collages: As a family and using old magazines, make a collage of your "Big Words." Report back to the group. Tell us about your "Big Words." Did anybody select "Courage?" Read //Martin’s Big Words// (Tim) Discussion Questions: This is one of the most newly published books on our list--do we need yet another book on Martin Luther King, Jr.? Why or why not? What makes this book different from others you might have read about MLK, Jr.? How do the illustrations help tell the story? What do you think of the stained glass? Does anybody have a favorite page they'd like to share? Why do you like it so much? Talk about the facial expressions on the girl and on the last illustration of MLK, Jr. How do they make you feel? Why? Does anybody (parents) have any personal memories of the civil rights movement? How is MLK, Jr. courageous? Would you act differently than him? How? Why? Think about a time when you were courageous. What did you do? How did it feel? MLK, Jr. died standing up for his rights, Tom Bee got shot, Peter Rabbit got sick, Shirley got two black eyes--is this American ideal of courage and freedom worth it? Why or why not?

7:45 Summary & Courage Quiz Show (CQS) CQS: Somebody shouts out a book we read & somebody else tells us an instance of courage from it. We try to list as many as we can. Teaser about next book: The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo Remind about next meeting

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