When Is It Okay to Break the Law?
Is civil disobedience an oxymoron?  Is there ever an instance where it is acceptable to break the law?  During an era of civil rights issues and discourse, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. used his writing as one of the many weapons to fight the injustices of this period.  This lesson will analyze Dr. King's use of rhetorical devices and how they affected the overall message in Letter from a Birmingham Jail.  

During this lesson,  you will:
  • CRITICALLY THINK about the rationale and effectiveness of Dr. King's use of rhetorical devices in persuasive writing in Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
  • COLLABORATE with peers to understand the effectiveness of literary techniques in Dr. King's essay.
  • COMMUNICATE an understanding of the purpose and background of civil disobedience and the civil rights movement. 
  • CREATE an original  product from a choice board that demonstrates application of persuasive literary techniques and rhetorical devices.
After the lesson, you will have an opportunity to explore the tools and resources demonstrated.  Consider the ways in which you might use these tools in your lessons and classes.  

1. Let's Talk | Your POV

  • Post your stance on the statement on the right by clicking the blue ADD IDEA button in the bottom right hand corner of the Tricider . Type in your thoughts and support your point of view with an example or your own rationale.  You are welcome to use an alias if you do not want to use your name.
  • 2. After you have posted your point of view on Tricider, read the views of others as they post. You may need to click your refresh button in your web browser.  (MAC = Ctrl + R / PC= F5 or click curly arrow beside web address)  
  • 3.Be prepared to orally defend your point of view during Philosophical Chairs.

If you are unable to access the Tricider poll on the right, you may access it by clicking here.

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2. Let's Move and Discuss | Philosophical Chairs (Review Rules of Engagement)
     Philosophical Chairs Protocol
3. Let's Check | Complete the Philosophical Chairs Report (Click here)
4. Let's Read | Meet your fellow group members at the table with your letter, Go to slide 3 in the presentation.
5. Let's Create | Go to slide 4 in the presentation above.
6. Let's Go | Exit Ticket - (View Exit Ticket Results)

Let's Unpack the Slices

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  • How do you envision this lesson translating to your content area?
  • What tools modeled in this lesson do you see yourself adding to your own digital toolbox?
  • Obviously this lesson modeled many digital tools and resources. How could you modify this kind of lesson with the amount of technology that best fits your comfort level? 

Voices from the Field |  Technology in My Classroom - Mrs. Alison Lawhorne

Web Tools Used in Today's Lesson

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Weebly
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Actively Learn
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Mentimeter
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Thinglink
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Tricider

Your Facilitators


Abbey Futrell, Friday Institute

Alison Lawhorne, Tyrrell County Schools
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 
Created for the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s Digital Learning Collaborative by Abbey Futrell and Alison Lawhorne (Tyrrell County English Teacher).