My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris illustrated by Chris Soentpiet Compiled by: Terry Sams PES Melissa Guinn PES

Summary Few people know about what Martin Luther King, Jr. was like as a child. His older sister, Christine, tells stories of their childhood, full of love and fun. She remembers when her little brother “M.L.” told their mother, “One day, I am going to turn this world upside down.”

Genre :

Biography A biography is the story of a real person’s life as told be someone else. In this biography, a sister shares childhood memories of her younger brother. Why do you think she chose to tell about these experiences?

Comprehension Review Skill Fact or Opinion A fact is a statement that can be proven either true or false.

An opinion based on someone’s judgment , is a statement belief , or way of thinking .

Fun Stuff and Practice Review Cause and Effect Cause and Effect Introduction Conjunctions Fact and Opinion Introduction Fact and Opinion Review Fact and Opinion Game Martin Luther King PowerPoint Time Line Good Sentence Review PowerPoint

Review Questions 1. What is an opinion about Martin’s father?

2. What is the main idea of the selection?

3. Is it a fact or an opinion that the King children played with two white boys?

4. How were the King’s children and the two white boys alike?

5. What was the result of the King’s losing their friends?

Review Questions 6. Why did Martin Luther King, Jr. tell his mother that he would “one day (…) turn the world upside down?” 7. What did M.L. and his father have in common?

8. Why did the father refuse to buy shoes from a store owner?

9. What does the sentence, “These stories were as nourishing as the food that was set before us,” mean?

Review Questions 10. What was M.L. ‘s dream?

11. Why did the author write the story?

12. How does the picture on page 654 show the difference that M.L. made?

ancestors

people from whom you are descended, such as your great-grandparents

avoided

of kept away from; kept out of the way

generations

periods of about thirty years, or the time from the birth of one generation to the birth of the next generation

minister

member of the clergy; spiritual guide; pastor

numerous

very many

pulpit

platform or raised structure in a church from which the minister preaches

shielding protecting; defending

confronted

faced boldly, opposed

injustice

lack of justice, fairness, lawfulness

nourishing

keep well-fed and healthy; producing health and growth

demonstrating

taking part in a parade or meeting to protest or to make demands

integrate

to make public places available to people or all races on an equal basis

sympathy

agreement; approval; favor