De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Pdf]

"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." is a one page, biographical passage about Martin Luther King, Jr. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it includes determining the author's purpose using supporting details from the story and the writing a reflective paper about why King was an important leader using textual information to support ideas. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standard 1 requiring close reading, textual evidence, main idea, and summarizing.